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Originally Posted by fastball
I wasn't unsympathetic to your accident. I was just making the point that it is damn dangerous to ride in traffic. I have seen so many bike vs car close calls. You are fortunate to live in a city with a lot of bike lanes and I see them getting busier and busier since the popularity of electric bikes. If I wanted to, I could ride from the North Shore to Downtown on protected bike paths.
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No worries, I got what you were saying. Vancouver has become more cyclist friendly. My route is around False Creek on the bike path. Once I get to Granville Bridge, I head over to Cornwall. Very little traffic early in the morning. Then along Pt Grey Road. Safest stretch.Turn left at Alma. Quiet street, little or no traffic. Then 4th to Spanish Banks and uphill to UBC. Again almost no traffic. Back to West End to Stanley Park, and back home. I do road in the park, but still little or no traffic (separate bike lane through park). As early as I do it, very little traffic, and no inner city cycling. My route, and time I do it would work for anyone of any age. Can be hard for many to stay with me, as I can ride fast when it is safe to do. Coming down from UBC or Prospect Point can have me at peak speeds of 40s to 50s kph.