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...it used to be a railway line.the main reason for the Swansea one being any good is that
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...it used to be a railway line.
I live near Harlow in Essex which has an extensive system of cycle paths which are, for the most part, in pretty good condition.
I'm talking about cycle paths as opposed to cycle tracks that are part of the road, if you know what I mean.
I often see road bike cyclists who prefer to ride on the road rather than use the cycle paths.
Now the traffic density in Harlow can be rather horrendous and it appears to me that these cyclists are putting themselves in a dangerous situation when there is a perfectly safe and often empty cycle path running along side them.
For myself, when using my road bike and not the hybrid, I prefer the cycle paths as I feel much safer on them. I probably have to slow down and sometimes stop at road junctions more often than if I was on the road but accept this as par for the course.
I'm only talking about Harlow here as I have no experience of what it is like in other town and cities.
I just wondered what your take is on this subject.
Perhaps you prefer to use the road and I would be interested to hear why.
The rare decent one's round my old place were all disused railway lines...it used to be a railway line.