[Taj44]

Interesting Link, Larry and Linda. Happy New Year to you too.

I hear you, eremite06. Some of these golf cart riders need to learn to share the path.

[MrMark]

Originally Posted by ducati1974

We're heading down from Mass. to TV tomorrow for the month of January and since I'm bringing a bicycle & attempting to learn rollerblading- which is the politically correct venue- the cart path or the road?

Bikes on the road are a menace. Stick to the cart paths with your fancy bright colored tight pants and racing bikes!

[Larryandlinda]

Originally Posted by mhoerauf

Bikes on the road are a menace. Stick to the cart paths with your fancy bright colored tight pants and racing bikes!

Red
Did you miss something? We missed seeing the Smileys!
The tight pants/fancy bike crowd might need a protective packer in their pack in case someone with a dislike for the oldest form of roadway users, the ones responsible for drivable roadways in America.

We are truly fortunate we might still be welcome on the roads since we are not tight pants and fancy bike types.

There are hundreds of Mamils in the area though and some get a bit indifferent and rogue.
Happy New Year
L and L

Mamil-'mid age man in lycra'

[cybermuda]

Two things:

If you are a fast rollerblader I suggest going with the flow, rather than against oncoming golf carts. Drivers then have a long time to see you before (and if) they need to get past. If facing traffic, a pedestrian can easily step on to the grass to get out of the way of an approaching cart if need be - not so a rollerblader.

Question re Morse - the signs say "Golf Cart and Bike Lane" but may I use it the same as the multi-modal paths?

Thank you

[redwitch]

Um, I don't do smiley faces. Too much effort and I'm too dang lazy!

Not sure what to say to mhoerauf. Such a good, German name and Germans are very used to sharing the road with cyclists. It's a way of live in Deutschland. It should be a way of life here. You share the road. It's that simple. The law of the land says you do. Common sense says you do. If you don't like the law, work on changing it. Until the law is changed, bikes belong on the roadway, not the sidewalk or multimodal paths (paths on streets are different and cyclists should be on them), at least if you're an experienced rider.

Walkers and rollerskaters/bladers should go against traffic. Since the grass portions are usually uneven, it is just courteous for the cart driver to move out a bit if possible. I know I do and most cart drivers I've seen do as well. If there's traffic and I can't, I do expect the pedestrian to move onto the grass and I wave my thanks when that occurs.

BTW -- the "golf cart and bike lanes" on Morse, Rio Grande and other streets are to be shared by all. Barring one or two grumps (like the lady who shouted), the sharing works well, especially if people follow the rules of which side of the street to be on depending on their mode of transportation; stop at stop signs; etc.