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In article <CpAuxo.31K@ucdavis.edu>, hill@madrone.ece.ucdavis.edu (Rich Hill) writes:
|> In article <2q97e7$mlp@kraz.usc.edu> karl@kraz.usc.edu (Karl Geiger) writes:
|> >This is anecdotal, but here goes:
|> >
|> >Roughly speaking, a freeway is a high-speed, limited access roadway.
|> >Limited access means no crossroads, parking, and travel is restricted
|> >to vehicles that can maintain speeds > 45 mph (yep, the CHP cites
|> >folks going too slowly).  Older on-ramps still have posted signs
|> >reading "PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES PROHIBITED".
|> >
|> >Between Santa Barbara and Ventura, stretches of the road are the ONLY
|> >way to get between points, so I think the State relaxes vehicle
|> >restrictions; consequently, the highway is no longer a freeway and
|> >cyclists cannot get ticketed for riding it.  
|> 
|> 
|> Bicycles are allowed on freeways if there is no other easy option.  There is
|> no need to make that portion of road a highway instead of a freeway.  
|> Portions of I-80 in the Sierras and Hwy 1 near Morro Bay (among others)
|> are freeway but allow bicycles.

I don't know about the 'exception' you mention in the Sierras but Karl is 
absolutely right.

|> 
|> Usually, the reason for the END FREEWAY signs is simply because of an
|> intersection with a minor road that is not limited access (no bridge, 
|> onramps, etc.)
|> 
and that makes it a 'highway' rather than a freeway.

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