[bobeaston]

Bike riding (actually, trike riding) in TV is a LOT safer than on the country roads in our previous "sleepy" little suburban village up north.

My wife and I ride the MMPs everyday, but we are very cautious and take precautions. We always ride with flashing lights and mirrors. We keep constantly aware of approaching golf carts from either direction. We are NOT fans of "take the lane" and can't ride fast enough to outrun any cart. (No, we won't use electrics either; we're out there for the exercise, not for racing along letting the machine do the work.) On occasion, esp on divided MMPs, we'll drop one wheel of the trike off into the grass to give a cart room to pass. On bridges, we stay as far right as possible for the same reason.

Yet, we still find cart drivers in so much of a hurry that they'll risk a head on collision on a bridge to pass us. (You idiots know who you are, 3 in a row, a week ago Wednesday morning, southbound on the Chitty Chatty bridge.) One almost won a Darwin award and tried to take me along with him!

Fortunately, trikes give us a lot more stability than the rider of a 2-wheeler who might be easily bumped and crash.

CAUTION is the operative word. In the morning, we are cautious of those who started too late to ensure adequate time to get to their tee-times. In the afternoon we are cautious of those who are so intoxicated they have to have their wives drive.

But, we won't stop riding because even with all the idiot cart drivers, it's safer than any place else we've ever ridden.