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[Matthew Hattaway]

Mostly me. Though I've riden it in Bryan at times
  MH
   
  
Kevin Baker <baker at tamu.edu> wrote:
  Matthew Hattaway wrote:     Even if they ever lifted the ban, I think it would still be stupid to ride on Texas ave. 
who are you calling stupid?  

The irony is that I was just crafting a response to Rebecca about bike lanes and safety, and one of my points was how safe I feel riding on Texas (dum dum DUM) as opposed to George Bush.  In my experience, a driver will notice and respect a rider who is nominally part of traffic as opposed to one segregated by a bike lane, who will probably be ignored to the bikers detriment.  Texas Avenue, particularly in front of Campus, is wide enough to accommodate a bike and allow traffic to get by without having to edge over or change lanes.  Plus, when there's lots of traffic you get a bit of a draft, and you don't have to stop every hundred meters for a stop sign.  As soon as the construction is complete, I'll definitely be riding the entire length of Texas when I need to.  Give it a try, I think you'll find it quite nice.  
    M "I've been hit more than yall" H
maybe, but I've been hit twice in bike lanes in the last three years (and I came thisclose to getting hit last Saturday on Bush).  beat that.  
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