Heading north from Westport, CA
So after many discussions and lots of soul searching I headed north out of Westport thru the 22 mile stretch of Rt 1. My other choice, which most people recommended, would have been to head south and ...
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That does sound like fun, but here is another thought -- if you are over the posted length and you cross over the line and you hit someone, that is not going to look good on the police report. I am told that law enforcement will cite us when we are in violation of posted length limits. I have never seen it happen, but it would not surprise me. Also, please be aware that there are bicyclists on that stretch of road, with little or no shoulder -- when we take up more room, and oncoming traffic has to pull over suddenly to avoid us, we may end up punting a bike over the cliff, which is never enjoyable.
Sorry to be a wet blanket, really. But I have been the bicyclist, and I have been the oncoming car. And I don't want Cal Trans to post any more unreasonably tight length restrictions, in response to perceived problems.
Also, relying on the horn does not always work -- folks have their windows up and their music blasting. I know they are not supposed to do that, but they do.
OK, end of rant. Sorry. Deep breath. Maybe too much coffee this morning.
Sorry to be a wet blanket, really. But I have been the bicyclist, and I have been the oncoming car. And I don't want Cal Trans to post any more unreasonably tight length restrictions, in response to perceived problems.
Also, relying on the horn does not always work -- folks have their windows up and their music blasting. I know they are not supposed to do that, but they do.
OK, end of rant. Sorry. Deep breath. Maybe too much coffee this morning.
