If bicycles had access to the 10 freeway, it may be possible to get from downtown Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles ( about 11 miles) in about 8 minutes. Yes folks, that is correct, EIGHT minutes. As a matter of fact it could be possible to go so fast on the 10 freeway, that a bicylists could get a ticket for going over the speed limit.
Here is a video of what it might look like from inside a velomobile powered only by your legs. This video is taken on about twelve(12) mile portion of a highway near a town called Battle Mountain, in September 2006. The bicyclist is Freddy Markham. And he clocked himself at 78 miles per hour.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4NLmiuyLa98
ReplyDeleteBicycles on the Freeway.
Santa Monica to Westwood. 15 minutes flat.
According to google maps, the SM pier to the center for Downtown Los Angels is 15.31 miles (via the 10 freeway)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how much of this I just wasn't aware of. Thank you for bringing more information to this topic for me. I'm truly grateful and really impressed.
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