Bike Path

[Daugette_Matt]

For me, working all day on 30-a driving is a daily challenge. We all have to be carefull. The bike path in Seagrove has so many side street blind spots. Cars can't see people and people can't see cars. I have to inch up to the path in a lot places and just keep creeping hoping no one is coming, or that they see me before I see them. Sometimes I get into the path and have to back up so people can go in front of me while waiting for traffic to let me pull out on the road. People who are not here all the time could have lots of problems taking the path into account when driving, especially if they are out of beer and have to get to the store quickly to avoid being sober to long on vacation. I know it would be expensive and cause a great debate but the path should have lines on both sides or yellow stripes at intersections. It should be better marked. This time of year the vegitation grows so far out it really blocks a driver's and walker's view. I have had several close calls over the years and got lucky more than once.
I do not speed on 30-a EVER. It's just too dangerous, too many people. I don't mind being held up by a cyclist on the road, but sometimes they take up a little too much road to be considered "polite". All of us using 30-a, especially in Seagrove and Seaside need to be SUPER careful. It could turn out bad for any of us at any moment. Just face it, it takes extra time to get through there safely. Try not to get pissy about it and understand getting frustrated will end up with an accident.

Who do we talk to about marking the path better?

 

[BeachSteelers]

Thanks KittyI'm Ok.I think my shades saved a broken eye sockets and dinged my ankle. Luckily it didn't reinjure my back. On the Bright side, Now me and Big Ben have something in common. Kissing cars with our face and walking away. Everyone be careful you don't know when your number is up!
I will say this path is marked with lovely new signs which cost way too much and are very misleading in places as to yielding and right of way. Seagrove Crossing near the Wheelhouse is one of the worst. Yield signs for motorist blocked by trees. And the Bike path sign is a Stop for Cyclists. If I stop and the car yeilds, No one is moving. I kinda see the thinking but in realitly who yields to whom? I will say when one yield was missing there I called Walon's Road Division told them that one yield was missing another blocked by trees and I'll be testifying for the next deceased at that intersection amazingly a New Yield appeared that day and the trees trimmed. But that crossing is bound to get someone bad. It's marked 15mph everyone drives 40. I heard a BMW got totaled near there this week.
My wreck was bad timing for the most part. A car pulls out to 30A West by the cottage rental in Seaside W/O Stopping and the eastbound cut into same road W/O looking as i was eastbound on the path. So at busy weekends I'm sticking to the road or backroads.

 

[cheesehead]

I've been riding to the golf course for over 3 yrs now. Doesn't matter , in the daytime, where you are, but, as a runner, turned biker, we need to be on the defense. Said this earlier, but, we as bikers, need to be more aware of what lies ahead. I still enjoy it, even in the heat. Even when I ran, I still needed to be on the defense, even back in cheeseland. There's always someone on thier cell phone, not paying attention. I won't stop. The ride is enjoyable. Keeps me young{er}.