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Originally Posted by asianthree
I rode long distance until we moved here. I will load bike and travel to safer paths that allow bikes, but not golf cart. I never ride the roads here.
No matter how you feel about bikes vs cart vs car, but bike will always loose. I get it every one feels their way is correct, but correct doesn’t mean you will arrive safely. We have plenty of elderly who shouldn’t be driving a cart or car. Vision can be sketchy, you are in their blind spot, or they are just unaware they are actually driving in the cart lane in their car.
I will say if I have to be on MMP path I own the lane means I own the middle of the lane I don’t move over for passing of faster cart. That move puts can put you off the path and in uneven grass. That said I have never had a cart try to pass in median areas, yell at me for being in the way, but then again I bike for exercise, which does not involve slow pace. I do however appreciate the cart that passes, yells out the speed, and a good job thumbs up.
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I have a hybrid bike and can ride on the grass with little extra effort (unless I'm riding uphill, then it's a real problem).
What kills me is if I'm approaching an intersection, going uphill, I have a stop sign and the person on my left does NOT...and I stop - and they STOP and wave me on..I'm like - dood. You have the right of way. I've just done what I'm supposed to do, instead of rolling through, because you have the right of way. Take your damned right of way and get out of MY way.
Drives me nuts when people who DO have the right of way, just - stop, and give that right to someone else. It messes up the whole rhythm of traffic. Happens ALL THE TIME over where Lowes and BJ's are. People coming from 441 or the apartments just - stop. Neither side has a stop sign. But if the guy coming TOWARD 441 stops to let me take a left - and someone coming FROM 441 chooses to do his job and take his right of way, then I end up with a flipped-over golf cart, or my bicycle in someone's windshield.
If you have the right of way, take it. Please.