Originally Posted by
TimothyH
South Florida, from West Palm Beach down to Miami, ranks right up there with Chernobyl and Syria in terms of cycling.
Nobody walks anywhere, ever. People drive to cross the street. It is a car-centric place and jam packed like New Jersey at rush hour. The first thing people do when they get in their car is dial the phone.
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-Tim-
Tim,
That's pretty much spot on for New Jersey. I used to watch a co-worker drive across the street every day to go to work. Not even enough time for the car to warm up. Georgia seems car-centric at times too (they're always adding more lanes for cars!) and at first glance there's no place for cyclists on the roads. Difference is, a lot of people really slow down for cyclists, and some won't even pass you. In NJ, they yell at you and try to startle you.
Dave