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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSound Ave Bicycle RacingSouthold Town Board P.O. Box 1179 Southold NY 11971 D. Kanehl P.O Box 69 EastMarion NY 11939 June 13, 2011 RECEIVED dUN i 5 20ii Ladies and Gentlemen, Sound Avenue has a new traffic hazard... ... bicycle racing. Southold Town Clerk MENACE TO MOTORISTS: On weekends, Sound Avenue's bicycle racing prevents motorists from driving safely. First, car drivers must swerve into the opposing traffic lane - to avoid bicyclists. Consequently, this sets up potential head-On collisions between motor vehicles. This incident happened to me Saturday ~ 4 times. Secondly, weekend traffic is heavy on our roads. Many car drivers also must slow down or stop to avoid bike travelers. This creates traffic jams and slow downs. Bt ROAD CONDITIONS: Sound Avenue has: dangerous curves fast moving traffic flood areas hidden driveways / intersecting roads missing or Small shoulders rough pavement. Because of these conditions, why are bicycle races permitted here? Remember, this is a common-sense issue. Our roads, like Sound Avenue, cannot accommodate bicycle traffic. l. This road's dangerous curves inhibit drivers from seeing bicycles ahead 4. 5. 6. of time. This street's fast moving traffic will definitely hospitalize - or even kill - an unlucky bicycle rider. Even at 40 mph, the car is a potential death threat to unwanted shoulder traffic. Flood areas cause bikers slippage. The hidden roads prevent oncoming motorists and cyclists from seeing each other. Lack of wide shoulders force bikers to into car lanes. Cars then swerve into the opposite traffic lane. This leads to head-on collisions. When bikers see rough pavement, they avoid it by going onto the main roadway. Naturally, this invites a potential accident with on oncoming cars. C. POOR JUDGEMENT: Southold Town should step in BEFORE we have any bicycle race fatalities. Plus, most of these racers don't pay taxes here. We do. We think this unwelcome racing causes a menace that's worse than the ferry boat traffic we motorists compete with. Also, many bikers travel in pairs. This makes the person closest to the car lane to become a potential fatality - especially where there is little or no road shoulder. If the 2-wheet racers want to conduct this festivity, they should go to: a park beaches upstate. This way, their race can be conducted safely. The bicycle racers' governing body should be fined for creating this traffic hazard menace. This compromises our constituents' safety when driving. Thank you, D. Kanehl