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Originally posted by InTheSlot+Aug 13 2005, 04:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (InTheSlot @ Aug 13 2005, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Hakan@Aug 13 2005, 04:17 PM
I made a topic about oil a while back, too bad it has been archived or deleted.
See the movie, The End of Suburbia. Scary stuff when we're so dependent on a non-renewable resource.
To the above post. High speed bike paths are a really good idea. Here in Vancouver they have decided to close down two entire lanes on the Burrard bridge and dedicate them to bikes. This will be a huge improvement in speed as the way the path works now, you have a small lane which both bicyclists and pedestrians use. It's slow and terribly unsafe. Vancouver is really a great place to be a cyclist, I can get anywhere in Vancouver proper in 40 minutes thanks to the extensive network of bike lanes.
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Sorry to have to bring this up again, but how fast do you think people can ride bikes? Pro cyclists themselves can really only go as fast as 50mph, and they can't keep that up at a constant pace. Mind you that's when they are as wind resistant as possible, too, with special bikes that cost around $25,000.
Seriously, I find it absolutely ludicrous that people are suggesting "high speed" bike paths. It's no where near practical. [/b][/quote]
You completely and perhaps willingly missed the point. The point is that biking places takes alot longer then it should because there are not adequate lanes and such for bikers. Therefore making wide direct bike lanes along direct travel routes instead of a leisurely path along the river is a high speed bike lane. It has nothing to do with how fast you can actually peddle but how easy and direct you can get there.