Re:Ok Google – it's time you discovered cyclists
by yadco on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @12:48PM
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I think most cyclists tend to ride closer to home, where they know all the routes so wouldn't need Waze Vs going on long trips in a car where you don't know the route and the road is more likely to be blocked of by an accident/traffic (when did you last see a traffic jam of bike's?)
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Re:Ok Google – it's time you discovered cyclists
by persilja on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @02:24PM
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I don't know all potential routes in a 20 mile radius of my home, no.
In a large metropolitan area, there are literally many hundreds, if not thousands of miles of roads within such a circle.
And something changes every year. Sure, someone who does nothing but ride, day in, day out, like a bike equivalent of an old school taxi driver, would learn them all after some time. I don't have that amount of time to spend.
I don't see traffic jams formed by bikes, no, but I regularly see construction crews regularly closing bike lanes and bike paths for work, for parking their construction equipment, or for setting up temporary signage.