[stylin_geek]

I'm a bicyclist, and I used to ride regularly around the lakes in Minneapolis. One of the little known laws is the speed limit on bike paths. 10 mph max. Since my average riding speed is well in excess of this, I either stayed off the bike path, or accepted I might have to slow down. Another thing, I never cared how much right I had to the roadway....the mass/velocity equation was never in my favor when it comes to a car, so I stayed away from heavily traveled roads that had no room for cyclists.

[RoughDobermann]

the mass/velocity equation was never in my favor when it comes to a car

I hear ya. I'm an avid cyclist myself, and it shocks me how reckless some cyclists are (running stops and reds, et al). They are eventually going to lose...

[ArrogantBustard]

One of the little known laws is the speed limit on bike paths. 10 mph max.

Gad... that's slooooowwwwww. NoVa bike paths have no such statutory limit. I don't bother with most of them if the weather is too nice, though, since the crowding would limit them to that speed anyway. Fortunately, it's still possible to get out in the country. Commuting is out of the question. Most of the roads are unsuitable for cycling.

[olorin]

. . . the mass/velocity equation was never in my favor when it comes to a car, so I stayed away from heavily traveled roads that had no room for cyclists.

I hear ya on that point - one of the reasons that I try to avoid at all costs 26th & 28th Streets.