Phil (ascentale)1d ago

Hey all, call for questions time! I still haven’t answered them all from last week 😳
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Show threadPuppethead1d ago

@ascentale @bikenite

I saw a couple of cyclists riding on a traffic-heavy road with no shoulder, correctly riding with the flow of traffic. But there was a separated bike path on the opposite side of the road that seemed much safer.

So my question: Is it better to bike against the traffic flow on a safer path especially if it's separated, or stick to being part of traffic?

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Show threadcognitively accessible math1d ago
@puppethead @ascentale @bikenite
I reckon that's an "it depends."
Were there driveways or intersections? I got honked at riding on the road when there's a half mile of BIKE PATH on the side, but many driveways and side roads and peiople are *not* looking for people going more than 3 mph on them.
Show threadcognitively accessible math
@puppethead @ascentale @bikenite
There's also the question: how you gonna get back in the flow? If you're on the other side, when does that path end?
Jun 25 at 2:13amWeb