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Old 06-10-2013, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Gidget254 View Post
Thank you, all! This insight is great. Never would have thought of a rear view mirror - I'll definitely invest in one. And helmet, always. Thank you, thank you for your guidance and expertise.
I always use a rear view mirror. Great advise... And as with any community this large you will find those that will be discourteous to bikers. I have nearly been side swiped, and yelled at by cart drivers more than a few times. My solution was to find a route thru the quiet neighborhoods. There are paths that I will always avoid, it was my experience that along the Buena Vista and El Camino paths you will find the most aggressive cart operators. I am not familiar with the paths south of 466 but assume many are similiar to those I named. Why is this so?, I believe it is because on these two paths, the drivers are well aware that they cannot be ticketed for speeding in their golf carts.