With all due respect, Joe, you cannot understand how political minds work if you have never worked in government, as I have for the past ten years. They are not like us.

In this particular case, I think the Town has a valid concern, although you and I know that it will probably only take one season for cyclists and drivers to get used to the new traffic flow at TOBAY's entrance. Every elected official, however, is keenly aware of how little it takes to destroy a political reputation and nobody wants to risk losing an election because one cyclist gets his or her Tour De France on, blows through the crossway, and ends up in the hospital or in a box. That's just how it is. You don't have to like it (I sure don't), but it's the system we have come to accept over many generations.

I think your idea of a speed bump is an excellent one, and my guess is that none of the members of the Town Board are even aware that speed bumps CAN be installed on bike paths. They are not cyclists, do not understand cycling, and are understandably concerned with protecting their livelihoods against reckless behavior, which you and I also know "happens" among some bicyclists.