[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I always wonder what they were thinking when some of these paths were designed. It seems as though many of them have a lot of unnecessary curves built into them.

I am guessing that the thinking is that if we build curves into them that people will have to slow down for the curves and the paths will be much safer. I don't think anything could be further from the truth.

People still go as fast as they can and if no traffic is coming in the opposite direction will often take a straight line from one point to the next crossing over to the other side of the path.

A great example it a section of path that was built recently off of Morse just north of 466. Heading south you go over a wooden bridge to the new section of path that goes around the church parking lot. Just after you cross the church driveway, there is an S curve built into the path. Every time I drive over that path I wonder what they were thinking. The curve is simply stupid.

But the main problem I see with all of the paths is that they are just too narrow. Two carts passing each other in opposite directions come very close to one another. It wouldn't take much of a mistake to have a bad accident. Several of the lined off areas on the sides of road almost require that you have two tires in the gutter in order to stay on the path. The bridge over Lake Sumter is just absurd. IMHO, every one of these paths needs to be widened but about two feet.