Best and worst cycling states named

[MomOnBike]

I have to wonder what orifice they are pulling those stats from. Nebraska is ranked as #43. Here I thought I had things pretty darn good. We have infrastructure (not perfect, but really usable), I believe the legislature just passed a 3-foot passing law, but I wondered why because 99.9% of the drivers give us more than enough room. On the highways, there are generally nice wide shoulders with well-placed rumble strips. that is narrow, and hugging the white line.

I read the troubles that others have with traffic, etc., and marvel at how good things things are for me riding here.

Humph!

[skhill]

Kentucky's in at 44th, that's no great surprise. No shoulders on roads, no 3 ft law (if we did have one, my state rep. would have violated it when his passenger's side mirror just missed me a couple weeks ago). Plus it is perfectly legal to park in or otherwise block a bike lane... Really, the situation's pretty decent in the larger cities, and pretty bad in the rest of the state.

[Norse]

We're no. 2! So many bike paths, bike lanes, wide shoulders, the 3 foot rule, the bike-share program in the Twin Cities and lately, increased public education of how bikes and vehicles can get along. That last one is critical considering the explosion of ridership over the past decade.