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Old 01-06-2025, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Kelevision View Post
This is about biker and pedestrians safety but I’m not sure why anyone would be biking or walking this road at all.
It is not about bike/pedestrian safety but this is a way to show how dangerous it is. Shoulders provide a safety buffer for automobiles as well (see below). The main concern with this stretch of road is the high level of traffic already. That video on the bike and in the air was shot 14 months ago, and it has gotten much more crowded and much less safe.

The second highest priority safety project is to put a shoulder on Rt. 48 between the Sumter/Lake line and Rt. 469. That road does not have much bicycle traffic because there are alternatives, but Sumter County wants the shoulder put in for automobile safety.