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[bluemtnrunner]

Is Beach Runner that stupid to strike a vehicle? Only takes one time to get ugly in a hurry.

My sister and I both do it when cars don't respect people crossing 30A where the bike path changes sides near Cowboy Kitchen and again at the 30A/Eastern Lake Road intersection. I do it in Georgia too. When pedestrians have the right of way, I am very proactive if someone violates the pedestrian crossing law.

Kids at MIT know how to take care of vehicles disrespecting students when crossing 77 Mass Ave from the dorms to the Infinite Corridor. They fake stepping out in front of the vehicle. Scares the heck out of the driver especially since there are cops there. I guess I learned the beating on hoods there.

A cyclist is NOT apedestrian. A bicycle is a vehicle and the operator must abide by traffic laws. When crossing in the crosswalk, dismount your bike and walk it across the road. This is a major part of the problem. Know the rules of the road and follow them. I speak as a cyclist and a 30a driver.

 

[passin thru]

I agree, bluemtnrunner. A bicycle is a vehicle, not a pedestrian.

A lot of the issues called out in this thread would be helped by 1) cyclists not riding the wrong side of the road, facing oncoming traffic, as many do within WaterColor, and 2) cyclists not blazing through stop signs, as many do everywhere around the 30-A neighborhoods. I'm not going to insist that a cyclist stop & dismount at a stop sign, but cyclists must treat a stop sign, at the very least, as a "yield" sign.

I just can't believe how many full families -- kids led by or followed by the clueless parents -- will ride right through stop signs within WaterColor, fully expecting a car already within the same intersection to yield. What kind of training is that for the kids??

 

[Zebraspots]

I think drivers and bikers showing more consideration for both the rules of the road and each other would be far more effective than this rude sticker.

 

[LuciferSam]

I propose for just one day out of the year, everybody the world over just make an effort to pay attention to things as much as possible during their waking hours. No walking or driving with cellphones, no daydreaming, just get with the program. You only have to do it for one day, and if you like it, you can keep doing it. It might catch on and become a fad.

 

[jack fish]

whatever.....so there are some people on bicycles in the road, take it easy.

 

[BeachSteelers]

First the bike path on 30A is one of the worst I've ever ridden. It's fine for some but not for road bikes. Everyone should know bikes have a right to the roadway. Regardless whether you like it or not. Too bad if we slow you or make you a few minutes late. This is a Vacation area and people enjoying an outdoor activity don't need to be run off the road,hassled,honked at or bothered at all. Ignorance of others and the Law leads to repeatedly stupid threads such as this one.