On several visits to Asbury last year, both in season and out of season, my family and I were severely intimidated by speeding bicyclists who almost rammed into us on several occasions. These riders were riding in all lanes of the boardwalk including the center lane riding at high speeds. This also included the Casino and the Convention Center. Many of the incidents involved teenagers but several were by adults. We felt completely unsafe walking on the boardwalk. When I complained to two police officers patrolling the boardwalk on their bikes they told me in so many words to get over it. They then explained to us that their visibility prevents them from acting. Their explanation for this phenomena was that the offending bikers would see them literally a quarter mile away and then cool it. Therefore the police would see nothing and be able to do nothing. If bicycles are to be allowed on the boardwalk at all, then the lanes and the hours and speed must be strictly enforced. Otherwise people will get frighetned or startled and avoid the boardwalk. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 4:42 PM Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Interesting read...
Wow. That is depressing. I really loved having the bike rental biz on the boardwalk, and when it left I was quite sad. One of the things that bummed me out last summer was when AP decided to ban bikes from the boardwalk during daylight hours. To me, that was just a knee jerk reaction to a few bad eggs spoiling it for the rest of us responsible cyclists. If AP would've taken the time to think it through, they could've looked to the inspiration of places like Wildwood and Atlantic City, where bikes are allowed year round, and the boardwalk is painted with bike lanes. Over the summer, I saw plenty of police officers just hanging out on the boardwalk, and it wouldn't have been too hard for them to enforce responsible boardwalk cycling. It would be good for the kids also, because then they would know what is right, and what is wrong. By just banning bicycles, nobody learned a lesson. It's just absurd to me that AP Partners would allow a biz of bike rentals and then have the city pull the rug from under the guys feet. --- In [email protected], "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Interesting commentary on the asbury peddlar page website: > > http://www.asburyparkpedaler.com/wst_page2.php > ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
