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- From: les@SAIL.Stanford.edu (Les Earnest)
- Subject: Re: Bike paths
- In-Reply-To: jciccare@adobe.com's message of 21 Dec 92 20:44:21 GMT
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 03:03:19 GMT
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- Responding to my indictment of bike paths, John Ciccarelli agrees with
- many of the points but says:
- Methinks you exaggerate. While I often reduce speed on off-street paths
- and shortcuts, the distance saved or traffic avoided often makes them
- attractive. Your mileage may vary. [. . .]
-
- Yes, I exaggerated, but only a little. I'm actually a closet bike
- path rider because there is one that saves me about a mile on my
- commute to Stanford. However, I would much prefer a road along the
- same route for the reasons I have stated.
-
- Also, on my annual ride down the California coast, I ride the beach
- bike paths around Los Angeles because the scenery there on a warm day
- is so good! 8-) In fact, I occasionally miss the zigzags and go off
- into the sand, which is another hazard of some bike paths that I
- neglected to enumerate.
-
- Having said all this, I still put in the vast majority of my mileage
- on-street, and feel that money is usually better spent for on-street
- improvements, starting with decent pavement and adequate lanewidth.
-
- Absolutely right.
- --
- Les Earnest Phone: 415 941-3984 Fax: 415 941-3934
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