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

[David Porter via Bike-racers]

...I vote for flannel tights...;-)

On 11/28/2015 9:34 AM, Carolyn Donnelly via Bike-racers wrote:
> I think you've overlooked one thing,  Nathan.  The general public 
> already thinks we're a bunch of wackos. It doesn't matter whether we 
> write letters,  it's the riding around in lycra that has already 
> doomed us to wacko-ness.
>
> Carolyn
>
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> *From*:"Nathan Masek via Bike-racers" <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>
> *Date*:Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 8:53 AM
> *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 <javascript:return>> 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
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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