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People in urban centers, I think, don't realize how spread out much of the US is. Yes, riding your bike in an urban area is often more or less as fast / conven
by war1025 7y ago
People in urban centers, I think, don't realize how spread out much of the US is.
Yes, riding your bike in an urban area is often more or less as fast / convenient as driving. However, driving at 70mph vs biking at say 15mph, the time difference adds up very quickly once you are out in open country.
Not to mention that there is very well built infrastructure for driving, while biking often means going on that same infrastructure with a 50mph difference between you and the rest of the traffic. Basically if you are riding on a bike on a highway, you need to act as if you were invisible and expect that cars may actively try to kill you.
- mehhh 7y agoQuite the suburban hellscape, eh? Many of these 50+ mph stroads forgo sidewalks and attempt to ban pedestrians (or even bikers sometimes).
- war1025 7y agoWouldn't really call it a suburban hellscape. Seems quite nice all in all. [1] [1] https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nevada,+Iowa+50201/Ames,+Iowa/@42.0174038,-93.6858818,11 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nevada,+Iowa+50201/Ames,+Iow...
- npmaile 7y agoHey, I'm from near there! Go Cyclones! also my two cents: it's dangerous as all heck doing anything but driving on those roads. I almost got hit by a friend of mine who was texting and driving while I was running about 30 miles from there out in the country.
- war1025 7y agoA high school friend's sister killed one of my cousin's friends who was out biking in a similar situation. Cars + people don't mix on highways.