[rocketman7768]

Learn and understand the laws related to bicycling and driving on the streets in the Villages and on any road in the state of Fl.

A) Bikes & Cars
Same Roads
Same Rights
Same Rules


B) Cars should pass NO closer than three (3) feet to any biker on the road.
IT'S THE LAW

C) Every lane is a bicycle lane.
IT'S THE LAW

D) Share The Road:it is the right thing to do.

[SALYBOW]

We just came up Poweel Road and there was a bicycle car accident on the South bound side

[Stdole]

Exactly same rules of the road... I passed a bicycle two days ago legally near Sumter Landing... as he approached the STOP Sign interesection.. Yes he did straight on through at full speed...

I am only posting this as the rider gave me a terrible look and a little horn as I passed him... I also know who you are but I will withhold the name
for now... as I sometimes ride also... but this is not right!

[wholman66]

Plain and simple, obey the laws of the road, not just the rules!!! Stop signs and speed signs are there for a reason, some think they are there for everyone else.

[Mudder]

I know rules are the same but I get sick of seeing so many cyclists just breeze right thru stop signs.

[clekr]

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Bikes should not run the stops signs. As a rider I've observed that only about 10% of bikers stops. Which makes them roughly twice as likely to stop as a car.

[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?

[57ChevyFI]

I always think about a person jumping in the ocean knowing they are surrounded by sharks, sooner or later you're going to get bit, but hey, they have the right to swim with the sharks. I do wish that the bicyclist were as passionate about about obeying the laws as they are about making sure vehicles obey the laws.

[njbchbum]

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?

See the current thread on "Multi-modal paths" started by dotti! That might answer your quandry!

[tuccillo]

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.

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?

[rubicon]

I suspect bicyclists choose main roads because they can go full throttle and in doing so prefer nothing break their momentum. And many the time when I had to dodge their reluctance.

I moved down from a big city and as recollection serves me people were more observant of the rules of the road, signalling their intentions etc.

I am left with the impression that either one of two things permeate the thinking of car/cart drivers, bicyclists and in some instances jogger/pedestrians, here in The Villages and that is "ëntitlment" or "an unawareness". Translated you wait for me because I am more important than you or holy jez I never even saw that .... or worse totally ignorant of their surroundings just plain spaced out

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by rocketman7768

Learn and understand the laws related to bicycling and driving on the streets in the Villages and on any road in the state of Fl.

A) Bikes & Cars
Same Roads
Same Rights
Same Rules


B) Cars should pass NO closer than three (3) feet to any biker on the road.
IT'S THE LAW

C) Every lane is a bicycle lane.
IT'S THE LAW

D) Share The Road:it is the right thing to do.

I don't think the rules are exactly the same. In Florida, my understanding is that bicyclists are supposed to stay as far over in the right lane as safely as possible unless turning left or passing another vehicle or stationary object. Also, bicycles do not have to be licensed and therefore do not contribute to maintenance of the roads they share.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by rocketman7768

Learn and understand the laws related to bicycling and driving on the streets in the Villages and on any road in the state of Fl.

A) Bikes & Cars
Same Roads
Same Rights
Same Rules


B) Cars should pass NO closer than three (3) feet to any biker on the road.
IT'S THE LAW

C) Every lane is a bicycle lane.
IT'S THE LAW

D) Share The Road:it is the right thing to do.

Good reminder.......Thanks!!

[outlaw]

The other day I was cycling on the MMP behind a string of about 7 or 8 golf carts moving verrrrry slowly behind two cyclists on road bikes in full "racing" gear!!plodding along at a leisurely pace of about 6 to 8 mph. They were riding abreast, using the entire lane. Then they decided to stop in the middle of a long stretch of pathway. They didn't bother to move over to the side, but just stood there taking up the whole lane while they waited for an even slower companion to catch up. I have to say I wouldn't have been upset if they had been "persuaded" into the trees by a golf cart.

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by outlaw

I don't think the rules are exactly the same. In Florida, my understanding is that bicyclists are supposed to stay as far over in the right lane as safely as possible unless turning left or passing another vehicle or stationary object. Also, bicycles do not have to be licensed and therefore do not contribute to maintenance of the roads they share.

I believe that only applies where is only one lane in each direction. On roads like Morse or Buena Vista, they have the right to occupy the whole lane. Other traffic can use the other lane to get around them safely.