Timeline for Is cycling on this 35mph road too dangerous?
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| Jan 9, 2023 at 17:24 | comment | added | Jan | I am EU based, love to ride on opposite side - you can see if passing drivers see you or (will) left you living space and jump out if not, also we have new rule 1.5m distance so we block traffic often, but almost anyone ignores that in case you break rules or take special care, slow down, etc. And some idiots blow the horn ;-) Also rules say, you cannot endanger or limit anyone, that is both in this case - I am safer and others can dříve more smoothly... | |
| Jan 9, 2023 at 17:00 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | I have rolled back to the version with photo and location as without those this question is useless. (And you have signed up to leave your questions on.) | |
| Jan 9, 2023 at 16:59 | history | rollback | Willeke♦ |
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| Jan 9, 2023 at 11:30 | comment | added | Weiwen Ng | Lightsout, why did you edit the photo out of the question? The question is a lot poorer without the photo, since many 35mph roads are perfectly safe, but the segment you identified is clearly not safe. | |
| Jan 9, 2023 at 8:19 | history | edited | Lightsout | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 26, 2021 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1353991076986679301 | ||
| Jan 26, 2021 at 3:03 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jan 23, 2021 at 23:31 | vote | accept | Lightsout | ||
| Jan 23, 2021 at 10:56 | answer | added | Peter Fox | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 15:54 | comment | added | J.Hirsch | Since when can you get up to 35mph on any stretch of road in Hawaii??? | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 11:02 | comment | added | J... | Also, make sure that you're actually allowed to cycle there. At least where I live, multilane same-direction divided roads with cement medians are frequently signposted with NO PEDESTRIANS, NO CYCLISTS at entry points. | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 9:27 | comment | added | EarlGrey | @gerrit I meant there are 3 options: (1) the photo (2) the dodgy neighborhood (3) the long safe alternative. I suggested the (1) for the future, when the OP will be fit, the (3) for everyday, (2) for the emergencies like bad weather, late for a meeting etcetc. Sorry being unclear. | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 8:43 | comment | added | gerrit | @Michael I have a hard time imagining there's anywhere in Austria where infrastructure is so bad cyclists would be virtually forced onto highways like pictured. Within Europe, I wouldn't expect that anywhere except Russia. | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 8:36 | comment | added | gerrit | @EarlGrey Terrible weather does not seem like the best time to take a shortcut over a dangerous road like in the photo. | |
| S Jan 22, 2021 at 6:22 | history | suggested | CommunityBot | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 21, 2021 at 21:08 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jan 21, 2021 at 15:39 | comment | added | Michael Stern | I want to commend bakalolo for thinking to ask this question. Too many people would have just tried it to see that would happen. | |
| Jan 21, 2021 at 10:45 | comment | added | Eric Nolan | Michael Hampton's answer centers on this and boblux's includes it as a factor but I think it is worth emphasising. The speed limit isn't the only factor, and in my opinion it isn't even the most important one. How junctions are designed is a huge deal for cyclists and based on research others have done this road seems to have junctions that are not suitable for cycling. | |
| Jan 21, 2021 at 1:49 | answer | added | Michael Hampton | timeline score: 45 | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 19:46 | answer | added | Greg Hewgill | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 19:17 | comment | added | Greg Hewgill | Having driven a few times in Hawaii, the traffic on the highways is awful (in my opinion). You might be okay on this particular stretch (if it is even legal), but I would not want to have to deal with on and off ramps all the time. That would make for a truly awful commute, and dangerous too. | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 18:10 | answer | added | bobflux | timeline score: 18 | |
| S Jan 20, 2021 at 16:55 | history | edited | Swifty | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Improving suggested edit: Changing the title to make it clear the question is asking about a specific road. A 35mph road is too broad of a category with too much variety to give a meaningful answer other than "it depends"
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| S Jan 20, 2021 at 16:55 | history | suggested | GageMartin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Changing the title to make it clear the question is asking about a specific road. A 35mph road is too broad of a category with too much variety to give a meaningful answer other than "it depends"
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| Jan 20, 2021 at 16:55 | answer | added | Adam Rice | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 16:08 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jan 20, 2021 at 15:37 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jan 20, 2021 at 15:35 | comment | added | GageMartin | Another thing to consider is that speed limits aren't the whole story. Judging by the picture of this road I would be surprised if drivers actually follow the speed limit here. The road is designed to encourage drivers to go faster than the posted speed limit and many drivers will happily oblige. | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 15:34 | answer | added | love2phish | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 14:09 | comment | added | Michael | Here in Austria I wouldn’t worry too much. For extra safety I wear brightly colored clothes (it’s ridiculous that lots of cycling-specific clothes are sold in colors such as “phantom gray” or “midnight blue“) and turn on my lights even during day. | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 13:22 | answer | added | Tude Productions | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 13:18 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | In many parts of the US it's rare to find roads that have speed limits less than 35 mph. | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 11:32 | comment | added | Chenmunka | Where I come from it is perfectly normal to cycle on narrow roads which have a 60mph limit and ditches on either side. You are as safe as you feel and the care you take. | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 9:42 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 27 | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 9:31 | comment | added | Chris H | I'd be more concerned about the junctions (which look like theywere designed to be taken fast; presumably the speed limit was higher at the time) and the typical speed than the speed limit. I couldn't get to my local shop without a 40mph section, and often ride on 50 and 60mph roads (nearly all one lane each way with odd overtaking sections). But I'm not in the USA and our drivers aren't as bad around bikes on average as appears to be the case in the worst regions of the USA | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 9:02 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jan 20, 2021 at 8:35 | comment | added | EarlGrey | It seems you are based in the US. I would rather find another route. If you are not in best shape (yet!) I would avoid such a stretch: danger arises from the difference in speed between you and the rest of the road users: when you will be fitter, if you can cycle that stretch rather fast, let's say at 25 mph, I would say it is doable. If the shortest alternative route bring you through a dodgy/sketchy neighbourhood, find another alternative, and keep the shortest route for "emergencies" (you are late, terrible weather, etcetc ... do not provide a regular schedule for malicious onlookers) | |
| Jan 20, 2021 at 8:28 | comment | added | ojs | This is really location-specific so telling where you are would increase your chances of getting an useful answer. | |
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| Jan 20, 2021 at 8:00 | history | asked | Lightsout | CC BY-SA 4.0 |