Relieved to know I am a Pragmatic Vehicular Cyclist and that, this produces the optimal outcome for all road users/general public. Traffic engineers need only provide ample road shoulders on “congested” roads and all can travel freely. This is the least costly and safest solution for all. Fortunately, I’m not required to do much “urban” cycling and actively avoid doing so at all costs. I despise urban cycling infrastructure: bike lanes, curbs, crazy traffic patterns that have bikes going the opposite way on one way streets. Insane! I generally prefer cycling in areas with little car traffic. Make no mistake, bicyclists are far more annoyed by cars than cars could ever be annoyed by cyclists since cars are actually menacing. I’m certainly not an anti motorist, I drive an SUV myself for work and errands just like most people. I don’t ever plan to give up cycling and I hope someday we can all just get along.
"This strategy is aided by the conclusion, supported by the present facts, that bicycle transportation will not occur in sufficient volume to present a traffic problem."
I have wondered what would happen if bicycling did increase to the point that motorists were regularly slowed down by the large numbers of cyclists on the road. Currently, vehicular cyclists rely on the fact that they're very few. What would it be like if there were many more? Would the roads have to change, or would motorists just have to accept that they're not always going to reach the speed limit?
Relieved to know I am a Pragmatic Vehicular Cyclist and that, this produces the optimal outcome for all road users/general public. Traffic engineers need only provide ample road shoulders on “congested” roads and all can travel freely. This is the least costly and safest solution for all. Fortunately, I’m not required to do much “urban” cycling and actively avoid doing so at all costs. I despise urban cycling infrastructure: bike lanes, curbs, crazy traffic patterns that have bikes going the opposite way on one way streets. Insane! I generally prefer cycling in areas with little car traffic. Make no mistake, bicyclists are far more annoyed by cars than cars could ever be annoyed by cyclists since cars are actually menacing. I’m certainly not an anti motorist, I drive an SUV myself for work and errands just like most people. I don’t ever plan to give up cycling and I hope someday we can all just get along.
"This strategy is aided by the conclusion, supported by the present facts, that bicycle transportation will not occur in sufficient volume to present a traffic problem."
I have wondered what would happen if bicycling did increase to the point that motorists were regularly slowed down by the large numbers of cyclists on the road. Currently, vehicular cyclists rely on the fact that they're very few. What would it be like if there were many more? Would the roads have to change, or would motorists just have to accept that they're not always going to reach the speed limit?