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

[Benjamin George via Bike-racers]

As if riding in this state wasn't already dangerous enough . . .

On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 9:06 AM, New Mexico Sports Online via Bike-racers <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

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> http://www.abqjournal.com/681965/opinion/singing-road-in-tijeras-canyon-is-special-to-us.html
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> *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?????
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> On Nov 27, 2015, at 7:32 AM, Nathan Masek via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
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> 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?
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> If so, would someone from that group care to respond?
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> Thx, Nathan
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> Sent from my iPhone
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