Gayle Giovanna
6/30/2023 5:25 PM
I am afraid that biking in my area (very rural) and at my age (73), is not really feasible, even with a pedal-assist electric motor. My normal daily mileage on my car is about 30-40 miles. It is 17 miles one way to work, 20+ miles to the grocery store. The library, gas station and other places I frequently go are about as far.
Also, the lack of bike lanes worries me. Many of the roads in my town are rough dirt roads, dusty in the summer and frozen in the winter, knee-deep in mud in the early spring and late fall, with barely enough room for two cars to pass abreast. If you add a bicycler, it becomes dangerous for the bike-rider and frustrating for the driver, because you have to go much slower than usual until you can safely pass.
Also, the lack of bike lanes worries me. Many of the roads in my town are rough dirt roads, dusty in the summer and frozen in the winter, knee-deep in mud in the early spring and late fall, with barely enough room for two cars to pass abreast. If you add a bicycler, it becomes dangerous for the bike-rider and frustrating for the driver, because you have to go much slower than usual until you can safely pass.