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Old 02-09-20, 04:42 PM
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Safety on Pacific Coast Bike Route

Could anyone comment on the safety on the Pacific Coast Bike Route? Mostly concerned with safety issues from other people not from cars.

Some backstory. My son and I rode from Vancouver to SF but had to stop to attend a family wedding. I would like to finish going from SF to the Mexican border. I would use the Adventure Cycling Association maps and mix camping with some hotels, probably 50/50.

Watching and reading about problems in California makes my family concerned. Any first hand comments and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Old 02-09-20, 06:44 PM
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Although I've only driven the route... I don't think I'm the best to give bike specific information. But I would suggest that you try to time your ride so that you hit the greater Los Angeles area on a weekend. Weekday and rush hour traffic can be brutal from Just North of Santa Monica until you get past Long Beach and get into Seal Beach.
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There are a lot of people who ride that route. I do not know how many journal but I would go to Crazyguyonabike and reach out to people who have recently toured. You also may want to reach out to bike clubs and/or advocacy groups in the areas that seem to be the most concerning. It has been a few years but I road from LA into Mexico. It was fine.
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Old 02-09-20, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mongoeric
Watching and reading about problems in California makes my family concerned. Any first hand comments and advice would be greatly appreciated.
What kind of problems are you reading about?
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Originally Posted by TrojanHorse
What kind of problems are you reading about?
Ditto the above from TrojanHorse. I've ridden it from San Luis Obispo to Orange County on a multi-day trips (multiple times), and separately from Orange County to downtown San Diego on single day rides, and never really experienced and problems with people. I'd just assume every community has their share of harmless oddballs. Venice Beach is just weird, but the only place I was worried about was going through was the Los Angeles/Long Beach harbor area, but if you time your trip so you go through there on a weekend you'll miss the heavy truck traffic coming into/going out of the harbor area. I'd suggest doing it in the fall after all the tourist season is over; the weather will still be nice and the prices of hotels usually drop.
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Originally Posted by TrojanHorse
What kind of problems are you reading about?
Could be the Story about the guy who was at a campsite and was shot by some Homeless nutjob.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/antho...b0116c11f0cf4e"A 35-year-old chemist from Irvine, Beaudette and his two daughters, then 2 and 4 years old, were camping at Malibu Creek State Park when he was fatally shot in the head as they slept in their tent. His two daughters survived.

His death cast a spotlight on the 8,200-acre recreation area, which is 25 miles from Los Angeles. Before his death, multiple other shootings were reported in the area, prompting authorities to look for possible links."
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Old 02-10-20, 12:08 PM
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His concern could also be all the homeless/mental/druggie types in SF leaving turds and needles everywhere.
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Old 02-10-20, 12:32 PM
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Kinda of what like the Southern half of SART was a short time ago?
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His concern could also be all the homeless/mental/druggie types in SF leaving turds and needles everywhere.
Last year I heard some guys on a radio talk show talking about the amount of human feces on the streets.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamand.../#52c20ace5ea5

I am seeing it more and more in Philly now.
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For the most part (the SART issue last year aside) the homeless feces streets are not where you're riding a bike. I hope.
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