01-27-2017, 10:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-27-2017, 10:24 AM by danbrotherston.)
(01-27-2017, 12:58 AM)GtwoK Wrote: To play devil's advocate here... Really? I mean, the trail just cuts across a single block. The detour would be to just follow the sidewalk a couple meters to the right, wouldn't it? Am. I missing something? If they blocked off the trail heading through the the woods, or Victoria Park, or somewhere where the detour was not immediately obvious, I'd understand, but detouring around this just requires a slight turn to your right and is immediately obvious, and only adds maybe 20 seconds to your journey.
For pedestrians perhaps. But on a bicycle I am not legally permitted to ride on the sidewalk. So now I have to choose between biking on a snow covered road, or breaking the law.
It isn't about the time added. In fact, in the summer I generally don't use that portion of the trail because riding up Park is actually faster.
But on snow covered roads, with snowbanks in the bike lanes, I'd prefer to take the extra time to ride the trail and feel and be much safer.
I do realize it's a relatively small detour, on relatively bikeable roads. But for anyone uncomfortable riding on the road, it might very well be an insurmountable (and unexpected) barrier.