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re: Just started biking into work yesterday
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:28 pm to Salmon
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:28 pm to Salmon
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I would imagine there are plenty of safe routes in BR to take on a bike
there might be safe routes, but i don't know about plenty. i wish we had bike lanes.
trying to get down bluebonnet/essen/perkins is going to be very dangerous for a biker.
ETA: and there are very few safe streets that cross under/over I-10. it's unfortunate but true.
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 3:29 pm
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Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:28 pm to gorillacoco
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trying to get down bluebonnet/essen/perkins is going to be very dangerous for a biker.
are there no side streets or alternative route for these?
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:29 pm to Salmon
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are there no side streets or alternative route for these?
there are sidewalks but it would be risky IMO
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:31 pm to LSUvegasbombed
bikes don't belong on sidewalks
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:32 pm to Salmon
quote:there are but it would probably make for a much longer commute on a bike. nothing is a straight shot. lots of turns because the geniuses that designed baton rouge neighborhoods kept the streets short and included lots of cul de sacs. On one hand, it keeps the traffic out of the neighborhoods and on the main roads. On the other hand, it makes traffic on those main roads a nightmare.
are there no side streets or alternative route for these?
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:35 pm to Salmon
basically there is no way to cross the interstate without riding a significant distance down bluebonnet, essen & college. and there are no straight neighborhood connections between these either, so you are forced onto perkins as well (im talking about my home-to-work routes). all 3 have no shoulders and are heavily trafficked. idk if i'm wrong i would love to know because i would love to bike to work some days. i can't see it though.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:36 pm to Salmon
If you're east of the 10/12 Split, you're SOL on going N/S across the interstate without getting on a 5+ lane roadway.
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:36 pm to Winkface
i don't mind the turns or out-of-the-way routes. i can take the truck if i'm pressed for time. i just don't see how to get around without getting onto the major surface streets.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:41 pm to LSUvegasbombed
yea biking on perkins would be a terrible idea
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:41 pm to Salmon
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bikes don't belong on sidewalks
Nor the median!! That is probably the most annoying thing with bikers. They feel free to ride in the median on perkins.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:43 pm to LSUvegasbombed
i saw a frick head biking the wrong direction on jefferson, it was the part over by highland so no sidewalks are really any room on the shoulder at all.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:43 pm to gorillacoco
What's the latest on this? This will help out a lot to avoid the major streets but crossing i10 will still be a problem.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:45 pm to LNCHBOX
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Does riding my motorcycle count?
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:46 pm to Darth_Vader
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Does riding my motorcycle count
depends if we are talking hipster cycle, well yes, stay off the road too!! no one likes having to go 40 mph that is behind you
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:46 pm to LT
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Sorry to hear about the D U I
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:50 pm to Winkface
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What's the latest on this?
Phase 1 in still under construction.
Medical Loop is in design phase.
Downtown Phase 1 was just awarded to designer. Awaiting NTP on CD design phase.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 3:54 pm to LSUvegasbombed
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Does riding my motorcycle count
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epends if we are talking hipster cycle, well yes, stay off the road too!! no one likes having to go 40 mph that is behind you
No hipster bike for me. 1700 Roadstar Silverado.
it's sitting outside my office right now.
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 3/11/14 at 4:02 pm to LSUvegasbombed
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Hell no I would never ride my bike to work cuz!! fricking two people died on perkins riding a bike on the route I would take to work
That's why I said you wish you could.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 4:02 pm to magildachunks
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