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Marcus

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:55 pm

Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 173 Location: Seattle

Sucks ass. I hadn't ridden it in 6 months until yesterday. I remember why. I was on the way to Lucky Devel South. As soon as I hit the big "R" I remembered how arrogant drivers are on that road and immediately a backwoods "gangsta" yelled at me as he scarfed down his value menu chicken mcnuggets. HA.

zuvembi

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:07 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 942 Location: Little Addis Ababa

Weird. I've actually had more problems in Bellevue than Rainier. Which part of Rainier in particular?

joeball

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:36 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

I used to live in the Central District and ride to Tukwila via Rainier through Renton. In the mornings, ~7am I would sometimes take Rainier as soon as possible since it was so smooth, fast and reasonable hills but the Rainier Valley wasn't "awake" yet. In the afternoon-evening there are way more bad/aggressive/ignorant drivers...I would only take Rainier as far north as Rainier Beach and then take the Seward Park side route.
Something like this
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1474520.

At least Rainier has a bike lane most of the way south of Rainier Beach, the road is pretty wide as well so most cars can give ample clearance. The speed differential still is great though.

Marcus

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:44 pm

Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 173 Location: Seattle

i was only between jackson and s. genesee..

seward is a great route.

zuvembi

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:50 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 942 Location: Little Addis Ababa

I guess I normally get on farther south than Jackson. About where McClellan or MLK crosses Rainier. Drivers seems the cockbaggiest near the I-90 interchange in my experience.

joeball

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:43 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

zuvembi wrote:

Weird. I've actually had more problems in Bellevue than Rainier. Which part of Rainier in particular?

then zuvembi wrote:

I guess I normally get on farther south than Jackson. About where McClellan or MLK crosses Rainier. Drivers seems the cockbaggiest near the I-90 interchange in my experience.

Maybe they are headed to Bellevue

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