"Frank Krygowski" wrote in message ...
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America features cities mostly built after the automobile existed, so
average trip distances are much greater. Required path length would
also be much greater. Slow speeds are much less practical.

If my workplace had been 3 km from my house, a 10 mph speed would still
have gotten me there in barely over 10 minutes. But it was actually 7
or 8 miles, and at my speed, it took me a bit less than half an hour. I
wouldn't have wanted to increase that time by 50%.

A 10 mph speed on most bike paths that are being used by others is normal. Faster speeds only work well if the path is empty of others. If you want to go 20 mph, maybe you should be in the street. We are not free to go any speed we want regardless of others. The bike paths are there for ALL to use.

Ed Dolan the Great
aka
Saint Edward the Great