Requirements are as follows:
-at least 3.5 miles one way (or a 2.5 mile+ loop)
-as few stoplights and stop signs as possible
-posted speed limit no faster than 45 mph if the road has shoulders of 3 ft or wider; posted speed limit no faster than 35 mph if the road has no shoulders
-as lowly trafficked as possible
A fellow forumite kindly suggested County Highway A, but the downside is that the posted speed limit is 55 mph, which freaks me out a bit.
Is there anything else out there I'm missing? Fwiw, the interactive map provided by Dane County indicates a lot of 55 mph roads as suitable for cycling, but I'm not so sure about that. On the converse, the map indicated roads such as McKees Road and N. Main Street in Verona as unsuitable, but they felt fine to me.
Then again, perhaps my requirement above is too stringent, and if there isn't a stretch of road like this, I guess I'll just suck it up and hammer the miles indoors.
Also, on a grimmer note, I heard that quite a few cyclists lost their lives this year during training, due to inattentive drivers. Anyone happen to know what roads these were?
Many thanks in advance
-at least 3.5 miles one way (or a 2.5 mile+ loop)
-as few stoplights and stop signs as possible
-posted speed limit no faster than 45 mph if the road has shoulders of 3 ft or wider; posted speed limit no faster than 35 mph if the road has no shoulders
-as lowly trafficked as possible
A fellow forumite kindly suggested County Highway A, but the downside is that the posted speed limit is 55 mph, which freaks me out a bit.
Is there anything else out there I'm missing? Fwiw, the interactive map provided by Dane County indicates a lot of 55 mph roads as suitable for cycling, but I'm not so sure about that. On the converse, the map indicated roads such as McKees Road and N. Main Street in Verona as unsuitable, but they felt fine to me.
Then again, perhaps my requirement above is too stringent, and if there isn't a stretch of road like this, I guess I'll just suck it up and hammer the miles indoors.
Also, on a grimmer note, I heard that quite a few cyclists lost their lives this year during training, due to inattentive drivers. Anyone happen to know what roads these were?
Many thanks in advance