I made my trek out to the little town east of me . I took the bike route , and yes , it was relatively flat as it went along with the canal . However , it seemed that every few minutes I had to get off and walk across a road way . On top of that I could only do twenty kilometers an hour as per signage .

Based on the preceding passage, answer the following question What may be the reason for getting off of the bike to cross the roadway .
It 's much safer that way .