[splat]

It was rush hour , I bet Lucas was going faster than the traffic.

Bicyclist charged with pedaling up I-93 during rush hour - Metro Desk - Local news updates from The Boston Globe


Bicyclist charged with pedaling up I-93 during rush hour
By Jaime Lutz, Globe Correspondent

A bicyclist from Martha’s Vineyard is facing a trespassing charge after pedaling on the highway during rush hour near Boston this morning, State Police said.

At about 8:30 a.m., several 911 callers reported a man riding his bicycle on I-93 northbound, near Exit 11 in Milton, said Trooper Todd Nolan, a State Police spokesman.

Lucas Brunelle, 40, of Vineyard Haven was given a criminal summons and told not to ride on the highway again, Nolan said.

 

[C.P.]

As soon as I saw it was Lucas, the article was not so surprising anymore...

 

[sanjuro]

Occasionally I ride my bike on Hwy 24, a 65 mph speed limit highway but legal to bikes because it is the connector to a road into the hills.

There is nothing more fun than when I am going faster than the cars, especially when I am going uphill.

 

[eaterofdog]

Merging will be a bitch.

 

[C.P.]

Here's Lucas's website (nsfw language): Bike Videos | Lucas Brunelle

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I think that banning bicycles from interstate highways is inappropriate.

 

[Toshi]

I think that banning bicycles from interstate highways is inappropriate.

Many stretches in the rural West are actively used by bikers. If it's not marked as being off-limits to bikers (with proper justification) then it should be legal.

 

[woodsguy]

I go back to my idea of marked bike and buffer lanes where a separate bike lane is not used and the advanced warning system for drivers.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/f21/my-ideas-make-road-biking-safer-246323/

 

[stevew]

I think that banning bicycles from interstate highways is inappropriate.

and when riders act like fools and become road kill....

 

[sanjuro]

and when riders act like fools and become road kill....

There is also a section of I-280 open to bikes because it is another street connector. But both places I am riding on the shoulder, and the 280 section about a quarter mile between an on-ramp and an off-ramp. It is frightening when cars are accelerating pass you just when other vehicles are slowing down to exit.

 

[6thElement]

I've ridden on the Interstate once heading into Butte, MT in a MTB race earlier this year.

Not a fun place to be riding a bike.

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

As soon as I saw it was Lucas, the article was not so surprising anymore...