Springfield cyclists ask for bike-friendlier streets

"The problem I have is motorists aren't very bike-friendly," said Carter, who travels on National Avenue to get to St. John's, where she works as a nurse. "We get the shouts — 'Get on the sidewalk!' — but that's not where a bike belongs."

She said she might consider cycling to work "if we had some wider routes, and the motorists were more cautious with bikers."

Carter's sentiments are shared by many Springfield bicyclists who ride for recreation but not as a form of transportation.