Many regular cyclists prefer the roads over the cart paths because we believe it is actually safer. The cart paths can be very crowded with golf carts and walkers/joggers and there is a lot going on where the cart paths cross the various Village entrances. Visibility is not an issue - I can see fine and I have a relatively large mirror on my handlebars. My helmet does not restrict my peripheral vision. The biggest issue I see is cars pulling into the roundabouts with their view of traffic partially blocked by the neighborhood signs in front of many of the guard shacks. Also, a fair number of people pull into the roundabouts without really watching for cyclists. This time of year I try to limit my riding on Buena Vista unless I am riding with a group.
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Originally Posted by mrf6969
Maybe it is just me but all these bikes around here are just an accident waiting to happen. Why on earth do they want to be on a road with 3 to 5 thousand pound vehicles zooming by them. The bikers visibility is very poor with helmets and tiny mirrors for viewing. I bike but stay in safe quiet neighborhoods. I know we hear about golf cart accidents here but I would imagine there are as many or more bike accidents of one type or another. Would not the bikers be safer on the paths?
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