Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
When I went on my tour in Quebec, we rode on a couple of paths that had both lanes of bike traffic on one side of the road. I hated the feeling of riding against the traffic, even though I was clearly separated from the cars. It was awkward when we had to get back onto the road. I can't imagine why paths are designed that way, except to save space for the cars.
Yeah....at times I though Quebec had done a great job on infrastructure and then there would be those two way bike lanes.

There was one of those two-way bike lanes in St. Jean sur Richeleau on a busy road. If you road on the right side across the street from the bike lane, the cars were irate. But if you road in the bike lane contrary to traffic, you were in quite a quandry when the lane *stopped*. Now you had to thread yourself to the other side of the street. You'd routinely see people continuing to ride on the left hand side of the street when the lane ended. I feared for their safety.

But, we're no different here. The lastest in my neck of the woods is putting in "side paths", known anywhere else as a side walk. When run along a busy street with driveways every 50' or so, it is a recipe for an accident.

I guess if I'd rather have the stupidity of 2-way bike lanes than side paths -- both are unsafe, but at least in the bike lane I'm more visible...