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Originally Posted by Boffin
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Are you a cyclist? The OP was looking for comments from experienced cyclists on their comfort and safety level when riding on the paths. As I said before, I have ridden a great deal on the paths and I feel comfortable riding on them as long as I use my rear mirror to know when I am being overtaken by a golf cart. If it is on a blind corner I just slow down to let the cart get beyond me quickly as if another cart coming the other way were to suddenly appear they would cut back into the right lane too soon and jeopardize my safety. Other than that scenario, I have ridden thousands of miles on the paths with few problems. In the last eight years I have ridden more on the roads and I only ride in large groups to improve visibility and increase the safety margin. I also ride a motorcycle around Ocala National Forest so I am very familiar with having lane presence so cars don’t run me off the road. Nothing is without risk but if you stay home and do nothing how much fun is that? More people in my neighborhood get injured playing pickleball or bending down to pick up the newspaper than I have in over ten years and 60,000 miles of cycling! Keeps me in great shape.