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Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo
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I wish there were bike paths!
My problem with bikes on highways without bike paths is pretty simple. The flow of traffic is 45-55 mph (and up) -- a speed beyond a bike's capability.

A bike has to ride off to the side or it slows down all the traffic. Now why any individual would feel entitled to slow down a hundred other people who also have the need to get somewhere (and gas burning ...) - I don't get. Therefore I do expect bicyclists to refrain from using a road unless they can do so without impeding the flow of automobile traffic.

Which means there has to be a consistent, ridable shoulder.
The trouble with the Hwy 11 portion of this drive, that I see, is that what shoulder there is could be dangerous because people drive erratically. I see people weaving all over the road. I don't whether they're drunk, or stoned, or bad drivers, but if I were a bicyclist I wouldn't want to be trusting my life to the assumption that everyone can drive in a nice straight line like they ought to. Especially in the kind of rain intensity that hits that road.

Taking the bike to town on the bus sounds like a much better plan.


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Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by buyag - 03-13-2008, 10:21 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by macuu222 - 03-13-2008, 11:33 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by gtill - 03-13-2008, 03:25 PM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by missydog1 - 03-13-2008, 06:08 PM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by Carey - 03-13-2008, 07:15 PM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by mgeary - 03-14-2008, 12:01 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by buyag - 03-14-2008, 02:21 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by tada - 03-14-2008, 04:06 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by Hotzcatz - 03-14-2008, 04:14 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by Carey - 03-14-2008, 04:50 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by Guest - 03-14-2008, 04:59 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by missydog1 - 03-14-2008, 05:51 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by buyag - 03-14-2008, 07:22 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by Guest - 03-14-2008, 07:44 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by hikatz - 03-14-2008, 09:13 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by missydog1 - 03-14-2008, 10:54 AM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by Hotzcatz - 03-14-2008, 12:43 PM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by Carey - 03-14-2008, 01:10 PM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by Carey - 03-15-2008, 05:47 PM
RE: Bike Commuting from HPP to Hilo - by rusty h - 03-15-2008, 09:28 PM

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