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Visitor, 88, finds courteous drivers in Monterey

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Tips on how to be a courteous driver / bike-friendly driver are included in Bicycling Monterey’s primary Resources on Riding Skills, Bike Laws, and Safety.

Video transcript:

>>BIKE MONTEREY: Hi, Paul. We’re glad you’re here, and we’re glad you’re biking. Would you like to tell us anything about where you’re from or what you like about biking?

>>PAUL: I’m from Saint Paul, Minnesota. We spend our three months here in the winter. I always bike at home, just for exercise. I’m 88 years old, so it’s one way of getting exercise.

>>BIKE MRY: Fabulous. I would never have guessed you’re 88. Minnesota has had some good—

>>PAUL: Storms!

>>BIKE MRY: Yeah, that’s true too. And good infrastructure people advocating there in Minnesota too. What do you like most about biking in Monterey?

>>PAUL: I like the trails.

>>BIKE MRY: Great. And what do you find hardest, or what do you like least, about biking here?

>>PAUL: Well, except for the trails, it’s fairly hilly. And there’s a lot of places where it goes—on different streets, if you try to ride on the streets—it goes uphill and downhill, it’s kind of hard.

>>BIKE MRY: Anything else you want to add about biking here this week?

>>PAUL: No. Except that the drivers are very courteous. They stop for you at the streets.

>>BIKE MRY: I love hearing that. Great. Well, thank you so much for stopping and talking with us. 

See more perennials (aka elders) who bike in the city of Monterey and other Monterey County locations…

This post was published on 1 February 2025.

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