DETROIT, MI - We asked readers yesterday whether or not they thought the city of

Detroit was safe to ride a bicycle across

. After 24 hours, the poll received 174 unique votes (people were not allowed to vote more than once), and most readers either said that the city was never safe to bike or that they had never tried in the first place.

Here's a breakdown of the results:

"How safe is it to bike across the city of Detroit?"

Answer: Total Votes: % of total

It is not safe at all- 56 32.18%

I have no idea, because

I've never biked in the city- 45 25.86%

It's only safe on certain routes,

but even then it's risky a trip- 36 20.69%

Safe, but only during the day- 26 14.94%

Very safe,

I'd make the trip at night- 11 6.32%

We posed the question to readers after receiving some feedback on our story, "Bike path between Detroit and Canada is in the works, advocate says," with many readers expressing joy at the prospect of biking across the international border, while others questioned the safety of biking in Detroit.