Agenda 02/25/2015 W PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION
Municipal Services Taxing & Benefit Unit
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FEBRUARY 25, 2015
THE PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION WILL HOLD A
BICYCLE SAFETY WORKSHOP & CLINIC AT 2 PM ON
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER
AT PELICAN BAY, LOCATED AT 8960 HAMMOCK OAK
DRIVE, NAPLES, FLORIDA 34108.
AGENDA
1 . Bicycle safety workshop
2. Bicycle safety clinic
3. Adjournment
ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM WILL
RECEIVE UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES PER ITEM TO ADDRESS THE
BOARD. THE BOARD WILL SOLICIT PUBLIC COMMENTS ON
SUBJECTS NOT ON THIS AGENDA AND ANY PERSON WISHING TO
SPEAK WILL RECEIVE UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES. THE BOARD
ENCOURAGES YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING IN
ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO
APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDING PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED
TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD IS MADE, WHICH INCLUDES
THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO
BE BASED. IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS
AN ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE.
PLEASE CONTACT THE PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION AT (239)
597-1749 OR VISIT PELICANBAYSERVICESDIVISION.NET.
L.-- 4.gam" `' 4'1-'7,7, f
fib 1t-� 'a t T ti 'F4 a ' j :*. 4 0 f - i
Y #
BIKE LANES i`— 4 . -, ..
ti � -
ap
CYCLING i « ,... fi :`
SAFETY ' :
if Y ji
s,
e, '
0.
� � -k.; . � � �_THE � „ i4
FLORIDA x ' ` ,f ' 3 , ` fg
LAW
WHERE: Pelican Bay Community Center
WHEN: Wed. Feb. 25, 2015
WHO: The Naples Pathways Coalition
Naples Police
Naples Cyclery
The Pelican Bay Services Division Board is sponsoring a bike lane
(bicycle) safety workshop and clinic for the community.
Mark Dillon, a Pelican Bay resident and Naples Pathways Coalition Board
member, has developed an outstanding program to help us ride, walk, and
drive safely on Pelican Bay paths and roads.
Bring your bicycles for a FREE bicycle safety check-up by Naples
Cyclery. Bring your helmet for proper sizing. Tire pressure and seat height
adjustments will be performed by the experts. All services will be free.
So bring your bikes and understand the rules and laws that will make
cycling and driving a car more fun and safe.
Save the date: Wed. Feb. 25, 2015 (2-4 PM) at the Community Center.
Joe Chicurel, PBSD Landscape & Safety Committee Chairman
Rol lerblad i ng on the road :
Question
I inline skate at an average speed of 13-15 mph in the bike lane on my local
South Florida streets. While 99% of the cyclists are very positive; with
words of encouragement, allowing me to draft when I crank up to 16-18
mph and generally courteous, there are some that are negative with "Get
out of the bike lane" and much worse.
Answer
Bicycle lanes are part of the roadway designated for preferential use by
bicyclists.
Florida Department of Transportation Plans
Preparation Manual
Bicycle Lane —A bicycle lane (bike lane) is a portion of
the roadway (either with curb and gutter or aflush
shoulder) which has been designated by striping, special
pavement markings, and signing for the preferential use
by bicyclists.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Bicycle Lane —A portion of a roadway that has been
designated for preferential or exclusive use by bicyclists
by pavement markings and, if used, signs.
Preferential Lane -A highway lane reserved for the
exclusive use of one or more specific types of vehicles or
vehicles with at least a specific number of occupants.
Persons on roller skates are not permitted on the
roadway, whether in the bike lane or not.
s. 316.2065 - Bicycle Regulations
(12) No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by
means of any coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device, may
go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a
crosswalk.
Although in-line skates are certainly serious exercise equipment these days,
the statutes do not consider that.
Highway facilities are not designed for optimum use by all users, and some
communities try to accommodate in-line skaters by not strictly enforcing
this provision. Some strictly enforce that sub-paragraph. You should check
with your local police department or sheriffs office to determine the policy
in your community.