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Old 11-02-2015, 02:29 PM   #294
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Originally Posted by J pold View Post
One thing I noticed is that bikers are still abundant on road without bike lanes, mainly 2nd Street SW. I want to ask these people why they are using the road when there is a perfectly good bike lane 3 blocks down? I heard on CBC radio people who used bikes before the bike lanes don’t like them, don’t feel they should be required to use them and that there main purpose is to encourage new people to use their bike. Personally I think that’s BS.
2nd is a bike route as well, just not protected lane. Using 5th or 2nd depends on your origin and destination.

Here's an excellent article on why some of the hardcore spandex set don't like cycle tracks:

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...w-cycle-tracks
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