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Re:The Suburbs Will Die: One Man's Fight to Fix the American... by superuser2 on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @02:00PM (#8103731)
Not outside of California. Cycling is a seasonal luxury in the northern states, and car-centric culture makes things extremely dangerous on roads where cyclists are neither expected nor welcome. The number of times I've been shouted at to "get on the sidewalk!" is astounding (riding on the sidewalk is actually illegal in most cities).
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Re:The Suburbs Will Die: One Man's Fight to Fix the American... by ars on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @02:31PM (#8103991)
That isn't true.

Suburbs frequently have wide roads that make bike riding quite easy. They are also usually flat.

I don't know what you are doing to annoy car drivers, but I've biked a lot and have never been yelled at. (Or heard others yelling.)

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Re:The Suburbs Will Die: One Man's Fight to Fix the American... by joncrocks on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @03:00PM (#8104236)
I suspect this depends on where you're talking about. The actual residential streets are probably fine, it'll be the 'major' roads once you move from there where there's heavy traffic/people in a hurry where you might have more problems.

One of my friends has been shouted at several times cycling down a mile-road (i.e. 12-mile), that he should get out of the road.

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