WHY IS THAT BICYCLIST IN MY LANE?

from FRPM May-June 2023

RACEMANAGEMENTINFLORIDA

When you hear a discussion between friends or acquaintances who are not cyclists, here are some appropriate and legal answers, for when there is a sign with a picture of a bicycle and verbiage saying: May use full lane; as well as when sharrows are painted in the roadway (a bicycle with two chevrons above it).

1. To avoid the door of a parked car opening into the cyclist without warning;

2. To avoid glass/and/or dangerous debris on the shoulder or in the bike lane;

3. To alert you to use the adjacent lane to pass because the lane is too narrow for both;

4. To give you more time and distance to prepare to slow or pass safely;

5. To improve the cyclist’s vantage and safety margin to hazards ahead;

6. To ride on the sidewalk is impractical, unsafe, and often illegal;

7. To share the road by using only one lane, just like the motorist;

8. To prepare for a left turn, moving over one lane at a time instead of swerving across the entire road;

9. It’s the safest place to be and the cyclist has the legal right to be there.

These tips are from Bicycists belong in the traffic Lane as a public service announcement. Be safe out there!

Brian Harrington Past President, USATriathlon Board of Directors Race Announcer Attorney

Moon Over Croom

21M, 14M, 7M Trail Run

June 24, 2023

Croom Park - Brooksville FL

The Moon Over Croom is brand new trail run that will take in the evening at Croom Park in Brooksville. Experience Croom like you never had before by running in the dark. The course will use B-C Loop and the C-Loop making it a 7 mile loop.

There will be great t-shirts, food, and an experience you won't forget so you don't want to miss this one. For the 2023 race, there is a limit of 300 runners.

How are the trails designed? The main running trail is a 7 mile loop. The trail will be marked will be well marked for both daytime and the night running will utilize glow sticks to mark the course. Everyone will be required to have a headlamp/flashlight.

Are There Water Stops and Aid Stations? There will be water stops approximately every 2 - 2.5 miles on the course.

Where Do We Pick Up Pre-Race Packets? Race packets can be picked up from 2:30pm-6:00pm the day of the race.

What Are The Start Times? 21 Mile - 5:30 pm, 14 Mile - 6:30 pm, 7 Mile - 7:30 pm