XPost: or.general, or.politics   
   From: dhomuth1@comcast.net   
      
   On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:30:41 -0700, "Paulapalooooozaa"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"Don Homuth"  wrote in message   
   >news:e6q6e2de5foj19m4m41h51eurisk35anjh@4ax.com...   
      
   >> Look more closely at the bike lanes.  They tend to have a lot of   
   >> gravel, broken glass and other detritus in them.   
   >>   
   >> The area closest to the traffic lanes is clearer.   
   >   
   >I've never seen that this is the norm.   
      
   Ask a regular bike rider.   
      
   >But wouldn't the logical thing to do be to ride in the lane until you see   
   >something you don't want to roll over and then move into traffic?   
      
   Or just ride where there isn't as much junk to see in the first place.   
      
   >And wouldn't you rather puncture a tire than get bumped?   
      
   Neither choice is particularly good, and there's not many reports of   
   bike riders getting bumped.  That's why they have those little   
   mirrors.   
      
   >Just because something might be in the bike lane doesn't mean they can   
   >interfere with the flow of traffic.   
      
   They have every right to ride anyplace within the bike lane.   
      
   > Wouldn't that be like driving on the   
   >sidewalk because of the possibility of something being in the middle of the   
   >road?   
      
   Not that any reasonable person could see.   
      
   YMMV   
      
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