Bicycle safety has become a huge topic on Fort Myers Beach. So much so that the Town Council is opening up its bicycle ordinance to see if changes need to be made. For years the Council has discussed wanting to be a more bicycle friendly island but they’ve done nothing about it to make that happen.
Mayor Dan Allers wants the Town Council to look into whether the current ordinance, which does not allow e-bikes on the sidewalk or the beach, needs to change. The Public Safety Committee has also been looking at ways to make biking on the island safer. Everyone who rides any type of bike know that the most dangerous part of the island is between the Red Coconut property and Times Square. There is no bike lane, the road is starting to fall apart already, and that’s where most of the pedestrian congestion is.
On the show Saturday we’ll have Sandra Gorsuch, the owner of foxelectricbikes at 11AM. Following Sandra, our guests will be island residents and e-bike owners Kim Spitzer and Robert Gaynett.
We go live from in the shade on the Sunset Terrace at Margaritaville at 11AM.
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