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Old December 7th 18, 09:15 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default cycling along the kiddie path

On Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 8:09:38 PM UTC-6, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/6/2018 6:27 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 7:50:41 AM UTC-6, AMuzi wrote:
http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/...t.cfm?id=23278

Segregated paths can be so quiet and serene. No pesky cars,
pedestrians, witnesses...


Your title is "kiddie path". But the police report is of a 19 year old girl/woman and a 20-24 year old perpetrator. I realize in a college town every student at Wisconsin U is a "kid". But I still think of teenage and less as being kids. Everyone older is an adult. So not a "kiddie path". I would give the perpetrator some style points for using a bow and arrow to accost the victim. Even your criminals are stylish up there in Madison.


It's a former railroad track, now with asphalt. Overmuch
vegetation, poor sight lines, crappy intersections and the
usual 'segregated facility' features.

'kiddie path' is indeed pejorative but 'public roadway' it
is not.

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We have the exact same bike paths in Des Moines area. Probably 200 to 300 total miles of trails. Most converted railroads. Asphalt. Many miles are as you described. Trees on both sides and overtop too. Sometimes very little sunlight gets through. The ones in the countryside cross many gravel roads but very few paved roads. Trails in town cross a few more paved roads. Most of them follow rivers or are parallel to main highways. Ones in the country are pretty straight since they are former railways. Railways don't make many corners or turns. They see quite a bit of activity during the warmer months. I am very happy they are there. Put me in the "Like Trails" group.
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