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I think I'm getting the hang of Brian's posts... :icon_wink:

"I drive a golf cart and there are cyclists blowing through a stop or yield sign all of the time. So, I don't stop. When they do (stop), I will (also stop)..."

I agree! The likelihood of getting hit on these streets is too great for me.

Bicyclists take their life in their hands while riding on any street in The Villages.

So right on!!! Golf cart drivers are the worst!

Pot stirring is enthusiastically encouraged.

Driving with one eye is legal in ALL 50 states.
It's not considered an impairment.

You are right, but the MMPs require a lot more stops and turns and detours from the desired direction. By contrast, a flock of cyclists can ride at 10 MPH the entire length of Sierra Vista virtually without stopping. They slow traffic, but it’s their legal right, even though there are alternative routes. If they had to use the MMPs, their transit time north to south would be at least fifteen minutes longer, and perhaps thirty. Imagine if all golf carts were allowed to drive on Sierra Vista, as well.

When I worked in Beijing for a year, in the early 80s, I enjoyed riding around the city on my one speed bike—on the bike lanes, which were sometimes two car lanes wide. When you are riding a bike, it is easy to come to see yourself as readily visible and safe, but that isn’t true. Once, I was on a tour bus when the driver ran over a bicycle and rider. A bus wheel ran over the rider’s head. The body lay on the street right below my window as we waited for the traffic police to arrive. The squashed head on its side was like a sagging balloon four inches thick. Remember that as you ride by yourself on Sierra Vista enjoying your rights. Ride safely! Be visible!

I agree. We used to ride around our neighborhood, but that was pretty dull. Now we take our bikes down to Bradford or St. Catherine and go for a long (by our standards) ride on the walking/biking trails.

Riding on the Multi use path are just as bad with Golf Cart AHOLES as well!!

Not to mention the cyclist AHOLES, the pedestrian AHOLES, the segway AHOLES, the tricycle AHOLES and the gator AHOLES. Your description, not mine.

Bingo. Same story here. I had my motorcycle shipped here a couple of months after we arrived, rode it for about a month and sold it. I had more close calls in that month on roads in TV than I had in probably the previous ten years back in Minnesota.

It is also a 100mile or 100kilometer (62mile) bike ride. Century rides are common cycling events, almost always to raise money for a charity.

Cyclists take the whole lane, as entitled by law, for their life protection (and you pocketbook protection). There is generally not enough room in a single lane for a car to pass a cyclist by the legally required 3 feet between the car and the cyclist (even if the cyclist is hugging the gutter). If the cyclist takes an entire lane, the car must move to the adjoining lane, thereby ensuring that the car gives the cyclist the required 3 feet buffer.

Up until 8 months ago when I had to give it up, I rode my bike every morning for about an hour. I stayed in my neighborhood, did not ride on any major roads unless I had to cross one, and never did a week go bye without me being in a close call with either a car, truck, or golf car not looking at the road at least once and some were very close calls that would have caused serious injures or even death. I learned to pay close attention to anything that could move including other bikes. It really is a danger riding even in the neighborhoods. In closing I gained 13 pounds since I had to quit riding.