Just When I Thought This Week was Uneventful

Sunday I rode to church.Monday through Wednesday I rode home
from work. Thursday I am riding home from work. I take a break
on Fridays and Saturdays. So it is my last day on the bike for
the week. I am thinking, what I'm I going to write about. I
have no adventures this week. I am thinking maybe I'll talk about
how sore I am. I am really looking forward to a couple of days off.

Then I reach Imperial and Sepulveda and there are a bunch of cop
cars and a police officer blocking the way. I live north so the only
way is to head north on Sepulveda.On Sepulveda there is no room
to ride a bike, unless you are going to trust L.A. Motorist not to
run you over.And to top it off There is a tunnel. So I take the timely
route instead of the sane route.I am riding down this real skinny
sidewalk when I scrape my arm against the side of the wall. So I get
off my bike and walk. After I get through the tunnel, I have to walk
across two lanes of traffic turning right into the Airport. Then hop on
the side walk and travel about half a mile to Westchester Parkway,
which has this beautiful bike path. The only problem is it ends in the
middle of nowhere. So I have to go over a hill and go down vista Del
Mar, for half a mile to reach The beach.

The thing is on Sepulveda about 2 miles up there is a bike path. The
bike path goes a couple of miles then ends.If you keep going on Sepulveda
you again have to negotiate a couple of miles of completely unsafe conditions.
Then again there is a bike path That abruptly ends another 2 Miles.What
are these people thinking. Bike paths are not very beneficial if they keep
dumping you into unsafe roads. When I go home I have 2 choices. A 8 mile
trip on safe paths and roads. Or a 4 mile trip on hazardous roads. I choose the
8 mile trip. Unfortunately I think most people would choose the 4 mile trip.
When cities plan bike paths, They need to connect the dots. That way bike
riding will be safe.

One benefit I get from L.A.'s bad planning is more exercise. Today's weight
285 pounds.61 pound s under top weight. 12 pounds in two weeks of My
Bike and Vegie Diet.

Dave 4syth