Wednesday, May 9, 2012

When I Don't Use a Bike Path



There is a cut-through street that I often use between busier Dorset and Spear thoroughfares. It's a newer road with condominiums, all with cute song-birdy names. Hummingbird. Chickadee. Wood thrush. The street has little traffic and is an easy .25 mile. Since I don't need the peaceful bike lane for safety, I leave it for the resident dog walkers. It's the right thing to do. Besides, I like to woop-de-doo on the speed humps.

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  1. Whoop-de-do's are good fun :)

    The DC

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  2. Awww, I loved taking that trip with you. Plus listening to an American accent is always great fun.

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  3. It looks like a nice route. Sometimes I chose similarly when the bike path is a substandard construction compared to the road, which happens all too often. When the road is smooth asphalt that is regularly street-cleaned, and the path is an expansion jointed sidewalk with no regular cleaning and an irregular evenness (humped all over, and broken), the road is obviously better for cyclists, and I will take it.

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  4. What a pity that the bike path was built where there was really no need for it, while in another location it might have been really useful. Nice video too!

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  5. I'm with JRA on my use of bike paths. That's a nice road and as usual I love the variety of trees you have where you cycle. I always have a slight shock when I start your lovely videos as I'm alarmed that you're on the wrong side of the road. Then I remember I'm thinking of the wrong continent :-)

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