tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post2148267289300621152..comments2023-09-22T05:47:45.847-06:00Comments on Maynard Hershon: Read This SecondMaynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830982091384886121noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post-28700801030773756262007-12-12T09:58:00.000-07:002007-12-12T09:58:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment, Kurt!I've ridden those ver...Thanks for the comment, Kurt!<BR/>I've ridden those very roads and I agree. Like most suburbs, it's not so bike friendly out there. It's a vicious circle, huh? We want to ride so as not to be more motor traffic, but the motor traffic scares us back into our cars. We become one more element of it.<BR/><BR/>Even just thinking about not driving sets you apart from your neighbors. I hope you can ride once in a while. Perhaps seeing you and an increasing number of us out there on our bikes will "normalize" us for all those drivers. And perhaps we can teach wolves to sit up and beg...Maynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830982091384886121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466551233649992250.post-48836393535529278332007-12-12T09:43:00.000-07:002007-12-12T09:43:00.000-07:00Good post Maynard. I agree with you; we need to, a...Good post Maynard. I agree with you; we need to, as a society, be less lazy. Some of the best memories I have are of riding to school in MT and then to coffee. I never felt more in shape, and more connected with my surroundings. I have something that I would like to bring up though. Sometimes, I have to drive not out of laziness, but out of a concern for my safety. I live in Golden, and as such, the roads out here aren't nearly as bike friendly as in town. Some are, some aren't. Take south Golden road, no bike lanes, no sidewalk, and 45 mph traffic to Denver west which is even more of a death trap. I agree with a lot of what you said, but it seems that bike travel is most often an afterthought in city planning. Just something else to consider I guess.<BR/><BR/>KurtUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861415613478733152noreply@blogger.com