Re: Urban Crossings
"j.a. tackett" <[email protected]>
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very true...well spoken On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 7:58 PM, ernest breakfield < [email protected]> wrote: > hi Jon! > > i wouldn't be likely to go out of my wayin advanceto avoid a route while > i'm touring; though i wouldn't hesitate to find a map and look for > alternates if i get to someplace and it turns out to be uglier than i wanted > to deal with. > i'm sure i have a higher tolerance to traffic than some people and less > than others, but i've had enough issues with bad advance information and > changed route conditions that i don't necessarily rely heavily on what i get > in advance and just expect to do some 'winging it' along the way. that's > part of the Adventure! ;-) > > > cheers! > e > > > On 11/Feb/11 05:05, Jon Meinecke wrote: > >> As a counterpoint to the bike paths/lanes/tracks are safer- >> or-not threads, perhaps there is some interesting and useful >> group experience with "urban crossings". >> >> How do people deal with crossing through medium to to >> large to very large urban areas on long distance tours? >> >> Avoid them? >> Skirt them? >> Just follow the main route? >> Avoid the main route? >> Call a cab? >> >> I read a trip journal of a cross-country cyclist who rode >> through my not large, but not small city. He commented >> on the traffic patterns and the comfort-level of the route >> he took in not entirely complementary terms. >> >> His route was basically the main drag and most direct >> route through town. Though not unsafe, it was not a >> route that many local cyclists would recommend. And >> alternatives, not as direct, but lower traffic could be >> been derived from simple city street maps. Even better, >> more scenic and bike friendly routes could have been >> used, but only with local cyclist input... >> >> Even smaller cities can pose similar obstacles to >> crossing. The main drag coming into Lawton, OK >> from the east loses it's shoulder and gains curbs and >> heavy city traffic. I rode well 'out of my way' just to >> get off that street as soon as I could. >> >> Major cities can pose even larger challenges. >> >> What is other people's experience? Do you plan >> urban routes, or just wing it? >> >> Jon >> _______________________________________________ >> Touring mailing list >> [email protected] >> Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org >> Unsubscribe or list settings: >> http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > Touring mailing list > [email protected] > Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org > Unsubscribe or list settings: > http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring >