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Table 5 · 05-14-2015, 01:24 PM

I think the whole point of installing bike lanes like this is to make cycling so safe and easy, that you don't have to be some hardcore messenger to ride. Riding on an open street with crappy Calgary drivers IS a risky venture, so Im not surprised people refuse to do it. Urban cycling shouldn't be about showing others how much of a manly man you are, it should just be about getting around in a quick an efficient manner. Lanes with physical barriers like this can go a long way to make that happen.

05-14-2015, 01:24 PM	#82
Table 5 Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYYC Exp:	I think the whole point of installing bike lanes like this is to make cycling so safe and easy, that you don't have to be some hardcore messenger to ride. Riding on an open street with crappy Calgary drivers IS a risky venture, so Im not surprised people refuse to do it. Urban cycling shouldn't be about showing others how much of a manly man you are, it should just be about getting around in a quick an efficient manner. Lanes with physical barriers like this can go a long way to make that happen.