I have to start out by saying that I'd have a problem riding where you ride - too many people and cars! You're braver than I am...

It's very rare that I will ride on a bike path. The paths around here are very much overutilized, and I feel that they are not safe places to ride. I'd much rather take my (legal) place on the roads with the cars; at least I have a pretty good idea of how the cars will behave. I remember once many years ago riding in Cambridge (MA) with a friend. He insisted on staying on the bike path. I started there with him, but I quickly moved into the road. I was much happier there.

Do all of the cyclists riding in that park ride on the bike path?

--- Denise