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Old 08-25-2022, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by golfnut View Post
Okay so I'm supposed to ride my bicycle in the street and potentially get hit by a 5,000 LB car rather than a 1,000 LB cart, I hadn't thought about it like that, makes a lot of sense. As far as walking paths I don't live in the south so what am I supposed to do?
Ride wherever it is legal to ride a bike. I ride thousands of miles a year and I prefer riding with the bike club. We ride in groups with rear view mirrors and front and rear lights and we normally only ride on the roads. Bicycling at 17-22 miles an hour on the multimodal paths is not safe for anyone. I do ride with a friend occasionally on the multimodal paths, but at a slower speed and we don’t use many tunnels as they are dangerous, but instead use the roundabouts and then rejoin the path. Do what you like to do. Don’t pay too much attention to what is said here. Be careful and considerate and you should do OK.