Originally Posted by
gerv
Slower moving traffic also make the street more livable. You wouldn't like a lot of cars speeding through your neighbourhood. You wouldn't feel that safe on the street. You wouldn't feel safe letting your kids out to play.
I don't mind if cars are speeding past me while I'm cycling. I'm the type who will ride on Hwy 2 between Calgary and Edmonton where the posted speed limit is 110 km/h, and the average actual speed is about 125 km/h.
The key is to have the road wide enough so that I am out of the way. And in the Hwy 2 example, there's a very wide shoulder ... so I'm way off to one side out of the way of the traffic.