I've made a wonderful new discovery: bike paths. Having harped on about the lack of pavements (see Priorities), I was startled to find that there is an extensive network of bicycle paths along major roads, sometimes on one side, sometimes even on both.
HOWEVER, this being the U.S. of Car, there is one rather bizarre twist: every now and again, the bike paths simply stop. Not, as one might expect, at a road or other obvious junction, but usually some 100-200 yards or so further on, as if they simply ran out of tarmac or planning permission.
HOWEVER, this being the U.S. of Car, there is one rather bizarre twist: every now and again, the bike paths simply stop. Not, as one might expect, at a road or other obvious junction, but usually some 100-200 yards or so further on, as if they simply ran out of tarmac or planning permission.
Very occasionally you might come across one of these beforehand:
Unfortunately, nine times out of ten you'll turn around a corner to be confronted by this sight:
You then have no choice but to turn your bike around, head back to the last road you crossed and hope you can find another path somewhere further on (which, if you are lucky, may just be a few hundred yards away, though often enough it's on the other side of the road).
You then have no choice but to turn your bike around, head back to the last road you crossed and hope you can find another path somewhere further on (which, if you are lucky, may just be a few hundred yards away, though often enough it's on the other side of the road).
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