Quote Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama View Post
Someone told me I should only ride on the 3 mile boring Veloway because roads are made for cars and I am a nuisance.
It never works to tell motorists this.... but did you know that the paving of roads in this country began not because of cars, but because of the lobbying of the League of American Wheelmen (which means bicycle wheels, not auto wheels).... Yup indeed all of those nice paved streets, no more muddy mess, because the cyclists wanted a place to ride.

The League was founded as the League of American Wheelmen in 1880. Bicyclists, known then as "wheelmen", were challenged by rutted roads of gravel and dirt and faced antagonism from horsemen, wagon drivers, and pedestrians.

In an effort to improve riding conditions so they might better enjoy their newly discovered sport, more than 100,000 cyclists from across the United States joined the League to advocate for paved roads. The success of the League in its first advocacy efforts ultimately led to our national highway system.

So no indeed - roads were not originally made for cars, they were made for us.... motorists should be irritated by bikes, they should be grateful, we literally paved the way for the rise of the automobile.