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Originally Posted by Sandtrap328
Ah yes, the bicyclers! Obey the rules of the road and all will be fine. However, a group of 15 or 20 bicyclers will come to a stop sign and just blow right through like the sign was not even a suggestion to stop. They will ride 4 abreast taking up the entire MM path. All are equal on the roads and MM paths - but bicyclers are a little more equal?
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Responding to Sandtrap. By bbbbbb
Yes, there are some bike persons, some cart persons, some car persons and some motorcycle persons who are way out of line. We wish it was not that way. According to the Florida Bike Laws, a bike rider is required to
obey all road requirements and riding two abreast is OK but not more than two. An auto or cart is supposed to be three feet away, clearance from a bike. Some carts do and some do not. Some persons really take offense of bicycles. On a milti-modal path if I see a cart coming from behind, I pull over,
slow down and give all the clearance that is possible at that time. We also park our bikes in the most unobtrusive area possible.
So now Sir, what about this?: 1. I am as far over on the path as I can get, I see a cart coming from behind, I am coasting, not pedaling and the cart comes by at incredible speed, the passenger leans over and swats my rear view mirror with his hand, really hard, he disfigures it for sure.
2. I have parked my bike out of the way, a man sort of staggers up and every few words start with "Mother,,,,,,,,,,, Bike riders". He then says he is going to stomp the spokes out of my bike. Well sir, lucky for him it was only nasty words spoken by him.
3. We have friends who we invited here to see this wonderful place, we did a lot of bragging. They were going to be here a month and find a house. They rented bikes. At two weeks, they left early with this comment: No biking for us in this zoo.
Sorry wish it were not so. Yes, we know about the suggestion, we should move. It takes time.