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Almost all cycling paths around my area are mixed bicycle/pedestrian.

• closeparen 6y ago
  So there are no cycling paths in your area.
  • mulmen 6y ago
    That's completely irrelevant. Some cycling paths in my area are mixed pedestrian and cycle. Mostly they are mixed car and cycle. There are a handful of dedicated bike paths but those often have pedestrians on them anyway. Good luck changing that. The semantics of "bike path" are not interesting here. I ride my bike at around 8mph. I don't pass many conventional bicycles. I don't get passed by conventional cycles much either. When I do it is often by someone on an e-bike going twice as fast.
    • closeparen 6y ago
      I think we were raised in very different cycling cultures. I was taught to be embarrassed at much less than 15mph under my own power. Being lazy, I usually rode closer to 11-12 when alone, and the only slower bikes I encountered were small children. Many athletic cyclists zoomed by at 20-25. I was also taught to assert my right of way when I have it, and be deferential when I don’t. So the designation of the path does matter.
      • t-writescode 6y ago
        It also sounds like you guys exist in different areas. The situation you're completely against is the status quo in Seattle.
      • mulmen 6y ago
        Yeah see, that's why there are bike lanes in the street too. If you want to travel at traffic speeds join traffic. Ebikes are great for this. Instead people ride ebikes at 20+mph within feet (or inches!) of pedestrians. While hardcore cyclists are in the street dodging cars. You're describing fantasy.