View to the east on Paloma Rd (Hwy 84) in eastern Alameda County operated by Caltrans. I-680 in background. Approaching bicyclist rides the fog-line like a circus performer walks a tightrope!
Consider some facts:
- Popular bikeway between Pleasanton-Sunol and Calaveras Roads (no alternative route)
- Traffic exiting I-680
- No shoulder.
What is most disturbing here is that this route is unnecessarily unfriendly! Unlike Hwy 84 in Niles Canyon (AKA, “lost bicycle habitat”), there is plenty of room to provide a shoulder on this critical segment of road.