[NMCycling] Singing Rd on NM 333....GABAC is against?????

[New Mexico Sports Online via Bike-racers]

http://www.abqjournal.com/681965/opinion/singing-road-in-tijeras-canyon-is-s
pecial-to-us.html 

 

 

From: Bike-racers [mailto:bike-racers-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of
Nathan Masek via Bike-racers
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 8:48 AM
To: Nathan Masek <masekclan at me.com>
Cc: NM Cycling <bike-racers at swcp.com>
Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Singing Rd on NM 333....GABAC is against?????

 

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  

 

 

On Nov 27, 2015, at 7:32 AM, Nathan Masek via Bike-racers
<bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com <mailto:bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> > wrote:





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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