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June 15, 2005

Share the road

If you see a balding, short, paunchy guy chugging and puffing his bike along one of north High Point's streets...Hey! That's me!

Of course, I'm not alone. I see many people pedaling along Clinard Farms and Willard Dairy and Barrow. They pass me like I'm sitting still, which makes me feel even more out of shape than I already am. That's fine, though. It gives me a goal. Maybe soon I'LL be the guy passing some OTHER balding, overweight schlub.

But the problem is...cars also pass cyclists like they're nothing more than roadside annoyances. Motorists often don't slow down at all, nor do they move over to give cyclists a safe berth.

Please be careful. Folks on bikes are your neighbors, co-workers and friends. It stinks that bike lanes are scarce as water buffalo in High Point, but that's the case. Cyclists don't have any choice but to ride at the edge of the traffic lanes...most of which don't even have rudimentary shoulders.

Share the road. Slow down, just for a second. Prove to others that courtesy isn't a forgotten character trait.

Posted by at June 15, 2005 9:39 AM

Comments

Cause I feel sorry for your blog never getting any action, I'll let you in on a little secret.

It's called: Bike Paths.

Posted by: Schwinn at June 16, 2005 5:06 PM

Please explain. If I know what they are, I can use them.

Posted by: Justin Hayes at June 17, 2005 9:03 AM

Owls Roost Mountain Bike Trail in Greensboro, North Carolina ...

East Fork Road near the Jamestown Golf Park...

More info: Biking
Greensboro (336-373-2332)
High Point (336-883-3225)

Good Luck!

Posted by: Schwinn at June 17, 2005 11:10 AM

Justin-

You can also ride your bike along the path at Gibson Park. (I think it's part of the Bicentennial Greenway) The park is right down on Wendover, less than five minutes from Waterford Meadows.

Also, check with the Parks and Rec department--I think there's a map that gives location info on all the bike paths in GSO and HP.

Posted by: SC at June 20, 2005 8:50 AM

East Fork Road and Gibson Park provide two entry points to the same Greenway. It's a killer -- very hilly.

Posted by: Doug Clark at June 23, 2005 4:10 PM