Ok, so here is my position on the subject. I am a bike racer,
I've been racing for over 25 yrs. I am also a transportation
planner by profession.
My feeling is this - yes, drivers face many distractions
and are quite irresponsible and in some cases, downright
dangerous and worse, criminally negligent to the peril of
innocent cyclists. That being said, the roads must be
shared, by all vehicles as designated with signage, policy,
posted speed, etc. The singing highway is one of two of its
kind in the United States. It's an amazing feature that
actually adds quite a bit of character and charm to an
otherwise fairly boring roadway. I have friends from out of
state who have noted it on social media, it's now part of
the Rt 66 experience for the numerous of venturers that
explore Rt 66 and happen to come upon it; it's a really cool
thing! It is also a fairly short segment of the roadway.
To call for its removal, to me, is quite misdirected, and
fails to recognize the primary issue - that of careless
drivers.
Now, to have the GABAC write a letter, well, look what it
has spawned - a letter to the editor of the largest
newspaper in the state, basically slamming the cycling
community as a bunch of wackos. As a cyclist, I don't
appreciate this. I speak out of experience of having been
on the GABAC in the past, and I can attest that it is a
delicate balance to reconcile the relationship between cars
and bicycles. The cyclists have legislation behind them
these day, and some times even that is not enough
Hey guys, so I just read in the
paper this morning that the Greater Abq Bicycle
Advisory Committee (GABAC) had submitted a letter
against the "singing highway" in the Tijeras Canyon in
NM 333 - is this true?
If so, would someone from that group care to respond?
Thx, Nathan
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