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

[David Porter via Bike-racers]

well, the 900lb gorilla in the room is that they (cars/drivers) aren't 
going away and neither are we... I've said it a million times before. 
Get a mirror!

On 11/28/2015 9:50 AM, Albert Bourbon via Bike-racers wrote:
> Well spoken Nathan . It will be huge task avoiding future cyclist 
> haters that read/ agree with the letter to editor . Especially given 
> that we/NM are/is dubbed second worst drivers in the nation ! Cuidado 
> todos !
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 28, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Nathan Masek via Bike-racers 
> <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com <mailto:bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>> 
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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