Unscientific Transit Miami research says “yes”. On my morning ride today, I decided to count cyclists and cars during 5 minute periods. If you may recall, I shot a five minute video a few weeks ago and I counted about 180 cyclists. Here are the results of today’s handle bar research:
| Number of Bikes and Cars Counted in 5 Minutes on the Rickenbacker Causeway | |
| Bike count #1 | 124 |
| Bike count #2 | 153 |
| Bike count #3 | 87 |
| Average # of bikes in 5 minute period |
121 |
| Car count #1 | 87 |
| Car count #2 | 128 |
| Car Count #3 | 101 |
| Average # of cars in 5 minute period | 105 |
It seems that bicycles alone outnumber cars. I did not count pedestrians, but there were a lot of them out there. I think it would be fair to assume that pedestrians and bicyclists outnumber cars on the Rickenbacker Causeway on weekend mornings.
So when is the county going to start closing down a lane of traffic on the weekends for pedestrians and cyclists to exercise safely? I don’t have the answer to that question, but I can say with all confidence, this initiative is long overdue.
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