--- In bikingroseville@yahoogroups.com, Biking Roseville
Sometimes, it's the only way to get from A to B. In California, you
can ride the freeway shoulder when there is no other alternate route -
This is not all stretches by any means. Look for the sign: "Bicycles
and Pedestrians Prohibited." If this sign isn't there, one should be
able to ride the freeway shoulder. Jim & I ride the stretch of I-80
between the Ophir Road and Old Town Auburn on a regular basis. That
shoulder is about 20 feet wide & is amazingly safe. still it's weird
to ride a freeway shoulder! (Note: the Auburn off-ramp is dicey for
bikes.)
Cathy Haagen-Smit
<bikingroseville@...> wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing this, Nineta.
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> I was traveling I-80 across Nevada recently and saw a cyclist
pulling a BOB trailer riding the shoulder. I guess if there's no
better way to pedal from A to B so be it, but the speed delta would
give me the willies. I'll stick to the safety of city streets.
>
> David
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: ninetav <ninetav@...>
> To: bikingroseville@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, December 7, 2007 8:29:01 AM
> Subject: [bikingroseville] Biking on the freeway
>
> Coming to you from Washington State...
>
> From the Seattle Times Eastside bureau
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> Q: Before the Issaquah-High Point Trail Connector opened last week,
> the designated biking route from the Issaquah Highlands to the city's
> center was pedaling down Interstate 90, said Lee Haro, project manager
> for the connector.
> Cyclists on the freeway? Is that allowed?
> A: Trooper Jeff Merrill, a State Patrol spokesman, said he receives
> many concerned phone calls from motorists who spot bikers on the
> freeway.
> "It's kind of unusual," he said, but it's legal to ride your bicycle
> on part of Interstate 90 — on the shoulder, that is.
> Starting from the Eastgate exit in Bellevue, a cyclist could bike east
> on the shoulder all the way to Spokane on Interstate 90. Same goes for
> the other direction: riding the Interstate 90 westbound shoulder is
> fair game until Eastgate, he said.
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