"There are just no pleasant or safe bike routes across Florida south of Lake Okeechobee. ...the drivers are still the worst in the US."
I completely agree with tommymc's observations here. We wintered in Florida for many years but after a while I stopped bringing my bike because I found riding in South Florida to be so terrifying. Southwest Florida was slightly better than Southeast Florida, but only slightly. Crazy drivers, bike hostile roads and just the shear volume of traffic made biking there too scary. In fact even driving a car there is nerve racking & frightening. If I didn't have family in Florida, I would probably never go there again.
Last edited by hfbill; 01-02-22 at 11:08 AM.