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Mobility Element
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Steven
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Benton
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Hi,
I would like to comment on bike safety in Truckee and the Trout Creek Trail in particular. First, I am grateful for the planning in place and the projects
accomplished to date.
The Trout Creek Trail is a wonderful addition. It allows me to cycle to downtown Truckee and beyond from my home in Tahoe Donner and avoid the high
speed, steep descent on Northwoods Blvd. Thanks for making it happen. That said, mixing bicycles and pedestrians is problematic. Most pedestrians on
the trail are polite and observant, but some are not. They might be wearing earphones and not hear your voice or bell alerting them to your presence,
they might be walking three or four abreast and talking and thus also not be aware of oncoming cyclists, or have dogs on extendable leashes, which put
my financial advisor in the ICU after his bike was wrapped up in one a few years ago in another city.
Lastly, what rules do we have about motorized e-bikes? Some of these now are capable of 30 mph or more without any pedaling input. These are "bike
racing speeds" which most of us are not physically or athletically equipped to handle. The potential for serious injury is directly proportional to speed.
Thanks for considering my concerns,
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