[Talk-ca] [Talk-us] NY Bicycle Routes

[James Ewen]

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Sam Vekemans
<acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com> wrote:

> Where as, in North America, it's only pedestrians that get consideration, so
> 'sidewalks' are planed on every street,

There's that all inclusive "every" word again. Sidewalks are planned
on many urban streets, but not all. Rural roads rarely get a sidewalk.

In Edmonton, the major roadways routinely do not get sidewalks along
them to discourage pedestrian traffic along high speed throughfares. A
lot of commercial zoned areas do not get sidewalks.

Most residential areas get sidewalks, but again, not all areas.

There are some areas that have cycle routes planned into the
infrastructure. Generally though, there's not enough of a cycle route
to make it safe enough to get to your destination. You are expected to
ride with the motorized traffic, but if you take the road space that
should be yours, you'll probably end up run over by a motorist. It's
hard enough to keep from being flattened when riding a motorbike that
can keep up with traffic, and has the power to speed away from the
idiots trying to kill you.

James
VE6SRV