I noticed that alot of them simply stop, while other roads that would be perfect for a bike lane just don't have them. There are eve some roads that should't have them that do.Muuqi said:Funny that you said Portland could be better Tenchiro, because Portland got some Gold Level bicycle friendly community award in 2003 or something I heard. . .I dunno exactly what criteria they take into account, but I would assume bike lanes play a big part in the award?
Well, there is a bike route along the West Side Highway. Totally away from cars, it is a safe way to ride uptown.bluebug32 said:Supposedly NY has a bunch of designated bike routes, but many of these run along the busiest highways where the speed limit is 55 at times. I don't think I've ever ridden in a bike lane because none exist so I don't know what my stance is. I know that riding in the shoulder can be pretty rough. It's basically a large recepticle for broken glass, litter and stiff critters.
We're talking out of the city. People who ride in the city are either insane or have balls the size of canteloupes.sanjuro said:Well, there is a bike route along the West Side Highway. Totally away from cars, it is a safe way to ride uptown.
Some of the other bike lanes, like the one on 6th Avenue, are death traps. Taxis and trucks totally ignore them, and just below Times Square where Broadway intersects, cars will merge left over that bike lane at full speed.
Exactly! Same thing here in Phoenix.The Toninator said:Depends on how its defined and maintained. Most of the lanes in my neighborhood are just a 1 ½ or 2 feet of the far right hand lane and therefore just the receptacle for broken beer bottles and various debris. I dont use them I just ride in the street but close to the bike lane line.
I have had pretty much the same experience - the bike lanes are where most of the road debris ends up. Total waste of time unless the street sweeper has made recent pass.The Toninator said:Depends on how its defined and maintained. Most of the lanes in my neighborhood are just a 1 ½ or 2 feet of the far right hand lane and therefore just the receptacle for broken beer bottles and various debris. I dont use them I just ride in the street but close to the bike lane line.
When I was in Germany I saw whole other roads for bicyclist. That was cool.
I live about 5 minutes off of 9W. I don't like riding on the larger roads. I prefer to ride on the backroads near my house where the speed limit is 25-30 and there aren't many cars or even a yellow line in some cases. And I've never ridden in Westchester...I don't even like visiting there much less riding down!sanjuro said:Well, I raced in NYC, and I have ridden to Saratoga from NY.
9W is the route to take out of the city, and it a decent ride from GWB. I tried riding through Westchester into the Hudson Valley, and there are too many SUV's on roads built for horse carriages 250 years ago.
Hence the reason I am leaning towards liking actual bike paths. I love bike lanes because you can haul ass compared to bike paths with pedestrian traffic. But, on super busy road it's just easier to stick to the paths, and most of the time those paths by busy roads don't have much if any ped traffic.robdamanii said:People who ride in the city are either insane or have balls the size of canteloupes.
Tee hee...that's a silly imagerobdamanii said:People who ride in the city are either insane or have balls the size of canteloupes.