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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

yeoman6987

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3. Bicycle riders are given an unfortunate set of regulations

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 12:24 PM

Sep 2015

It is too dangerous to cycle in the road but also dangerous for use on sidewalks. In DC there are cycle lines on the right side of the road, but in heavy traffic they are pushed off the road. A separate bike path just for bikes would benefit cycle riders. In many areas they ride in the center of the road in packs but also get hit at times by drivers.

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Sacramento Ponders: Where Should Sidewalk Cycling be Banned? [View all] marmar Sep 2015 OP

I live in Sacramento and ride a bike... David__77 Sep 2015 #1

I'm gonna go with 'in areas where cars are banned from the streets'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #2

As far as I know, Sac has only one, K Street Mall downtown KamaAina Sep 2015 #5

K Street Mall is no more. David__77 Sep 2015 #7

Bicycle riders are given an unfortunate set of regulations yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #3

California passed a law where cars have to give bikes three feet of clearence nichomachus Sep 2015 #4

What would help the pedestrian/bicycle situation, is bicycles should shraby Sep 2015 #6

I laughed at this suggestion. David__77 Sep 2015 #8

There is a difference between a bell and a horn happyslug Sep 2015 #10

A word from a State that permit biking on sidewalks.... happyslug Sep 2015 #9