Hains Point 100 – December 21st – Come on out ya’ll!

[dasgeh]

@JoeB 102618 wrote:

BTW, the officer also added an interesting point while he wrote out my ticket, namely that he said they’d received “a lot of complaints” about cyclists and stop signs at Hains Point.

Anybody happen to know if that’s true, or more specifically: exactly what counts as “a lot” in this context? Do they get 50 complaints per year? 500? 10? And from whom: are all these “complaints” coming from tour bus drivers who’d prefer not to share that loop with anyone at all, or from the general public more broadly?

Better yet: is there anyone on the forum who works at or with the National Park Service who could fill us in on their approach towards cycling at Hains Point in general?

I take what the officers say with a grain of salt. When my commute took me across the Memorial Bridge daily, I’d complain in person and online weekly about drivers not stopping/yielding at crosswalks. In person, every single time, I was told that NPP had “never heard there was a problem”.

BTW, your complaint is with National Park Police (NPP), not National Park Service (NPS). And MegaBeth = Megan (not Beth).

[JoeB]

@dasgeh 102622 wrote:

I take what the officers say with a grain of salt. When my commute took me across the Memorial Bridge daily, I’d complain in person and online weekly about drivers not stopping/yielding at crosswalks. In person, every single time, I was told that NPP had “never heard there was a problem”.

BTW, your complaint is with National Park Police (NPP), not National Park Service (NPS). And MegaBeth = Megan (not Beth).

All very helpful, thanks! And Megan, sorry to have fouled up your name – wonder how I ever managed to get that wrong…

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