07-13-2016, 04:44 PM
(07-13-2016, 04:22 PM)panamaniac Wrote: I read these cyclist-car posts always feeling a bit mystified, and wondering how I survived biking on city streets as a child. On a stretch like Lexington over the expressway, I can see logic in going up onto the sidewalk, although I'd suggest walking the bike across if there were any pedestrian along the stretch. I'm always hyper-vigilant when driving around bicyclists, but I gather not everyone is so careful. I guess the new "one metre rule" is not going to make much difference.
You would be right on all counts. What I will point out, is I don't know what your neighbourhood looked like when you were a child (or even when that was) or where you went on your bike, but there's a big difference between riding your bike to the park in an older neighbourhood, and riding along Lexington to get to work. There's a reason that some people consider riding bikes a children's recreation activity, and not a serious way of getting around.
Generally when it comes to Lexington, while it could easily be the best way across the highway, I avoid it now. King St.'s MUT is much to me, even if it is much farther.