Riding thru Road Construction

[bikerHen]

[QUOTE=CorsairMac]I'm with Deanna on this one - how bad will it be torn up? They just did some construction on the bike path I ride and it got to the point the guys would Look for me every day and stop all the big machines And cars to let me thru! (plus once in awhile I even got a whistle! gotta love those construction boys at my age! )

OK let me tell my construction story. Last summer, when they were starting all this construction, I road through it daily and was on friendly terms with the road flaggers. One morning the afore mention hell hill was reduced down to one lane of traffic. I came up to the hill just as they were letting my lane through. The flagger told me they would hold all the traffic till I made it up the hill. No pressure there! While I did manage a cheerful "Hey, Thanks", I was screaming on the inside To make a long, painful story shorter, I made it up the hill, and suffered the rest of the day with burning lung! I did appreicate their concern though and while talking was not an option when I made it to the top, I did manage to wave my thanks. Every time I ride that hill I think about that day!

Back to this years construction, it's very major construction. We haven't even figured how they are going to get cars out our road. I guess it's just a wait and see how bad it gets situation. Thanks for your input. BikerHen, Lisa

[KSH]

Well, other than ALL the other reasons people have stated to not ride through the construction... I would also be fearful of ruining tires riding through it.