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Originally Posted by tomwed
On a mmp you can hug the right and if there is grass still have a place to bail out. The paths are debris free. On the road all the garbage including what falls off the utility trucks ends up next to the curb. That's where you get flats or run into a cutoff 2x4. It's threatening at times and counter intuitive but you are safer in the middle of the right lane if there is no shoulder. Just an opinion not an expert even though like many I've been riding since I was a little boy.
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I ride with the bike club occasionally on the roads and feel safe on these excursions. When alone I tend to stay on the MM paths. I do take the lane on occasion to ensure my safety. I do this when I am riding around blind curves and also coming to gates. I found if I rode to the far right in these situations some carts would attempt to pass me even though they couldn't see around the curve or had time to pass me before a gate. Taking the lane by riding in the center of the right lane blocked golf carts from passing me in these unsafe situations. All the rest of the time I ride to the far right so carts can easily pass me. I also slow down when the path divides into separate lanes so a cart can get ahead of me as I don't move over once in these narrow lanes. I move at a fast pace of 16 to 25 mph. I have no problems with cart drivers when I follow this program. When it is safe I always let the carts pass me if they want to and are going fast enough to get by me safely.