Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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A golf cart coming from the other direction is not the issue. Head on collisions are not the real danger. You can see them coming and get out of the way (hopefully). The real danger is when you are passed from behind and get clipped. This is why there is a required 3 foot clearance. The problem here is that the cyclist were riding abreast. They should not have been doing this but you should not have passed them also until it was safe to do so.
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The paved streets and "multi-modal" paths are about 98% motor vehicle traffic going 20 mph+. Walking or running in motor vehicle traffic is a hazard no matter how "legally" you do it.
Use some common sense and stay out of motor vehicle traffic! You won't be "more fit" than the rest of us driving slobs, nor will you be walking or running, when you're dead or in a rehab hospital with traumatic head and spine injuries and your adult children have to somehow afford the time and money to leave their family and job/livelihood in CA or NY to come here and watch you vegetate. |
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I went back and read your original post. It seems like the point you were trying to make is the cyclists were jerks and how nobody wants to share the road with them. Since the cyclists weren't here to tell their side of the story it became necessary to try to piece together what happened. I believe we now have a clear picture of what most likely transpired. Hopefully you have learned from this and will give cyclists a wide berth when you encounter them on the streets and multimodal paths as they are unprotected and accidents with 1000 lb golf carts could prove fatal.
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Another option is you can learn and follow the rules of the road.
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Since the only people present were the bikers and the individuals in the golf cart, making assumptions on what actually happened seem out of place. The OP is stating what he saw and was a part of, why is that being assumed to be not what happened?
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Because the width of the multi-modal path is probably not wide enough to accommodate what the OP stated (2 cyclist riding abreast, a golf cart, and 3+ feet of clearance between the cyclists and the golf cart) and it is unreasonable to assume the cyclists lit into the OP for no reason.
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The key element you and others are leaving out of that time-tested driver education we were taught in the 1970s is this, and it applies to pedestrians on the roadways: "Watch out for the other guy!" Those words were even a PSA campaign on t.v.…...and the lesson went on from there with parents and instructors explaining, "you can never depend on the other person to do the right thing…..always watch out for them to do something stupid, and you have to be prepared with skills to avoid the accident they're about to cause." Even with the best awareness and anticipation of others' mistakes, some accidents are simply unavoidable! Awareness and actual behavior/deeds are two seriously different things. People cannot be depended upon to always put you--a pedestrian/runner/biker--at the center of all things they see and react to while driving. Try as they should, all drivers make mistakes and near-misses because they are human while driving tons of steel. |
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thank you
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Thank you.
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Now in your last post you talk about getting along. Just sayin.. "ROAD RAGE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! You weren't there and just because you are a biker does not mean you know what happened. I will tell you there were more than 3 feet. Everyone sees things differently. Can't we all just get along and stop hitting and cursing others out." The problem is here, we have no clue as to what really happened,, I am not taking your word for it, I am not taking anyone's word. If you say that is what happened to you, then fine,, but the whole Jerk deal is uncalled for,, Heck could of been your fault or the driver of the cart. I have had many carts zip past me on the MMP and not what soever yield the 3 feet. But that is beside the point. Now if you want to voice a complaint, do it with Dignity and leave all the jerk stuff alone. We were not there, and when someone questions you on that, seems to offend people. Make you go I am always on my bike, ride to work every morning at ZERO DARK THIRTY.. Ride on the weekends,, Roads,, MMP everywhere. So I am offended by the remark of "so called jerks". You are labeling a lot of FOLK here. Everyday,, Cars,, Carts,, Motorcycles, bicycles, runners,, seems someone is always doing something someone else does not like,, For the love of it all,, This is a RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, Lets all get along,, |
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If you're gonna take measurements please be careful! LOL |
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It isn't my intention to get into a pi**ing contest over this, but I still feel that unless we actually witness, presuming might not be such a good thing. The paths are multi-modal, for use by carts, bikes, people walking. We must all be aware of our relative position on the path and try to bring no harm to ourselves or others. |
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