Comment 34193

By LL (registered) - website | Posted September 28, 2009 at 12:19:22

As a cyclist who has used the jolley cut thousands of times, I don't think bike lanes on the way down are a good idea. I take the whole lane, and with my skinny tires I go pretty close to the 50km/h speed limit anyway. Drivers who threaten my life often get a tap on the windshield and a little discussion when we both get stopped at the red light at the bottom.

But maybe that's just me. I realize that riding with such confidence in Hamilton is a privilege for someone who is male, healthy, educated, pretty big. It's important to remember that.

However, as confident as I am, I have never attempted to ride up the jolley cut on the road. Before the racks on buses, I always rode up on the sidewalk. So a lane going up would be a good idea.

On second thought, a shuttle bus (with a 3-bike rack?) AND an incline would be dope. The incline, for my money, needs to go at Wentworth St.

LL believes that the problems of the city reflect deeper social contradictions

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