Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Personally, I'd rather be in the woods, or on an isolated beach. ;-)They can't figure out a bike path, so you'd rather be on the road w/ them and their SUVs?
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Multi-Use Path (bike path)
- Thread starter Terp22
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Capricious
Beach Fanatic
What are the laws in Florida concerning riding bicycles on roads?
I commute to work via bicycle (in another state; 21 miles round trip)
and I am required to be on the road
I commute to work via bicycle (in another state; 21 miles round trip)
and I am required to be on the road
RiverOtter
got any pics?
Same as most places. Totally legal. Just watch out for Uncle Timmy and Scooterbug ........ (couple of bike haters :roll: )
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scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
We have many miles of bike/multiuse paths along 30A and it's north/south connectors. It's not like other places where you have to ride in the road instead of on the sidewalk etc. People here ride in the road because of tire size/personal preference.
Capricious
Beach Fanatic
I can think of one reason to ride on the road and not the path;
About (2) years ago I was driving while following another
vehicle. We turned right off of 30A into some private residence
(can't remember exactly where) where I had never been
before and out from behind some landscaping comes a
cyclist that I never saw because of shrubbery/
trees/whatever along the path.
He had the right-of-way and I would have gladly yielded
if I had seen the guy. He avoided running into the side
of my vehicle as at that point there was nothing I could do
to get out of his way.
My point being that the path presents many blind spots that
are not a concern to slow-moving pedestrians but are a big
hazard to a fast moving bike that can cover a lot of ground
rather quickly. Out of the road, the cyclist is much more
visible (not much shrubbery in the road.)
About (2) years ago I was driving while following another
vehicle. We turned right off of 30A into some private residence
(can't remember exactly where) where I had never been
before and out from behind some landscaping comes a
cyclist that I never saw because of shrubbery/
trees/whatever along the path.
He had the right-of-way and I would have gladly yielded
if I had seen the guy. He avoided running into the side
of my vehicle as at that point there was nothing I could do
to get out of his way.
My point being that the path presents many blind spots that
are not a concern to slow-moving pedestrians but are a big
hazard to a fast moving bike that can cover a lot of ground
rather quickly. Out of the road, the cyclist is much more
visible (not much shrubbery in the road.)
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
Biking on the path vs. on the road is the Sowal version of sunni vs. shiite!
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Try that spot of the multi-use path in front of the new public parking between Seaside and WC. It is now gravel. Ouch!
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rapunzel
Beach Fanatic
This thread calls the path a multi-use path, but I keep hearing it referred to as a bike path.
A lot of the signs were designed to be seen by people riding a bike at 20 mph (Stop Ahead, then a Stop). Do any of you think it's safe to go that fast on the multi-use path?
Someone threw out the idea of a speed limit at the last sign meeting. Does that seem like a good idea?
A lot of the signs were designed to be seen by people riding a bike at 20 mph (Stop Ahead, then a Stop). Do any of you think it's safe to go that fast on the multi-use path?
Someone threw out the idea of a speed limit at the last sign meeting. Does that seem like a good idea?