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Old 10-05-2021, 07:21 AM
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While riding my bicycle at 7:00 tonight, I was compromised by a gray SUV who was in the left turn lane at a stop sign, while I was in the straight lane at Too Jays. I took off and then he took off going straight forcing me to brake to avoid an accident. Going into Paddock Square, I was in the right lane at the corner of the theater when that same Gray SUV was in the left lane and then just drifted in front of me again. Good thing I am defensive and was watching in case he did it again. Did I mention my two red blinking lights on the back and the white headlight and white strobe on the front? I presume this was a snowbird or someone new to the Villages as I have not seen this since last winter. I applaud the regular car and truck drivers for their courteousness whenever I am on the road. The person driving the Gray SUV was not one of them. Please, Please, watch out for bicyclists and do not race around them as if you are a fire truck on a run. Look and signal before you change lanes to warn others.
When someone does that to me, I try to be helpful by adding to their vocabulary.
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Old 10-06-2021, 09:01 AM
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Let's recap, shall we?

All car drivers suck...

All golf cart drivers suck...

All bicyclists suck...
And, it's all because of snow birds.
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Old 10-06-2021, 09:29 AM
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And, it's all because of snow birds.
Right... I forgot that part!
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Old 10-06-2021, 09:54 AM
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While riding my bicycle at 7:00 tonight, I was compromised by a gray SUV who was in the left turn lane at a stop sign, while I was in the straight lane at Too Jays. I took off and then he took off going straight forcing me to brake to avoid an accident. Going into Paddock Square, I was in the right lane at the corner of the theater when that same Gray SUV was in the left lane and then just drifted in front of me again. Good thing I am defensive and was watching in case he did it again. Did I mention my two red blinking lights on the back and the white headlight and white strobe on the front? I presume this was a snowbird or someone new to the Villages as I have not seen this since last winter. I applaud the regular car and truck drivers for their courteousness whenever I am on the road. The person driving the Gray SUV was not one of them. Please, Please, watch out for bicyclists and do not race around them as if you are a fire truck on a run. Look and signal before you change lanes to warn others.





You have it backwards - you bicyclists need to look out for us drivers.
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Old 10-06-2021, 09:59 AM
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We were driving down Lowell in Tamarind Grove when a man on a Segway blew right through the stop sign at the corner of Lowell and Newburn. Behind him was a female also on a Segway (on the wrong side of the street) who then stopped since we had slammed on the brakes for her friend. So watch out for Segways ignoring the traffic rules too.
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