xxguitaris
I'm writing a paper for a college writing course, and trying to get a feel for peoples opinions on bike/walking/etc paths.
mention your state, if you would.. and also any comments you'd like to make.
thanks for your time.
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I moved from California to Washington DC 6 months ago and yes, I'd be out biking more if the DC Metro was as friendly to bikes as California is.
California has good bike lanes on most of our roads and the drivers are much more used to bicycles being part of traffic than they are here in DC. I find that many drivers here are baffled when they encounter me in the road, trying to take a lane in order to cross an intersection or make a left turn.
The bike paths in both states are not exclusively used by cyclists, however, the bike paths here are much more crowded with people out for a walk or jog and visibility is short, so it's harder to ride on them. I get mad every time I think of how many times I've come around a blind curve and found some fool parents with strollers standing in the middle of the path, blocking traffic, chattering and nattering with their friends or playing with their kids in the middle of the path none the less!
The best course of action is to have distinct bike lanes on the roads. Many of us use bikes for both recreation and transportation and would appreciate the ability to do our shopping and other errands without having to worry about being run over by a car. We also use them to get to more rural areas where the scenery and lack of traffic makes for great cycling. With the exception of bike paths that move cyclists off busy streets in urban areas, the addition of bike lanes would serve us much better than more bike paths.
I moved from California to Washington DC 6 months ago and yes, I'd be out biking more if the DC Metro was as friendly to bikes as California is.
California has good bike lanes on most of our roads and the drivers are much more used to bicycles being part of traffic than they are here in DC. I find that many drivers here are baffled when they encounter me in the road, trying to take a lane in order to cross an intersection or make a left turn.
The bike paths in both states are not exclusively used by cyclists, however, the bike paths here are much more crowded with people out for a walk or jog and visibility is short, so it's harder to ride on them. I get mad every time I think of how many times I've come around a blind curve and found some fool parents with strollers standing in the middle of the path, blocking traffic, chattering and nattering with their friends or playing with their kids in the middle of the path none the less!
The best course of action is to have distinct bike lanes on the roads. Many of us use bikes for both recreation and transportation and would appreciate the ability to do our shopping and other errands without having to worry about being run over by a car. We also use them to get to more rural areas where the scenery and lack of traffic makes for great cycling. With the exception of bike paths that move cyclists off busy streets in urban areas, the addition of bike lanes would serve us much better than more bike paths.
Hybrid bike for Alleghany bike trial?
Aquabug222
I just got a hybrid bike. I was thinking about going on the trial from DC to Pitt. Could I use a hybrid bike for this trip? Thanks!
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A hybrid bike will be fine that trail is in very good shape. I was on part of the C & O canal path and it's not as nice as the rest. Once you get the Cumberland Md. the trail is real nice you just have a nice climb for 23 miles or so. Once you get to the continental divide it's down hill to pittsburgh.
http://bikewashington.org/canal/index.php
http://www.atatrail.org/index.cfm
A hybrid bike will be fine that trail is in very good shape. I was on part of the C & O canal path and it's not as nice as the rest. Once you get the Cumberland Md. the trail is real nice you just have a nice climb for 23 miles or so. Once you get to the continental divide it's down hill to pittsburgh.
http://bikewashington.org/canal/index.php
http://www.atatrail.org/index.cfm
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