After driving around the Outer Banks area of northern North Carolina for a couple of days now I am struck again by the availablity of bike paths along many of the main highways. Route 12 north from Southern Shores up to the end of the road-about 30 miles-has a wide macadem path.
The OBX beaches in this same area are monitored by a beach patrol and if the ocean conditions are too dangerous for swimming the patrols put up red flags along the the 3 to 5 mile stretch in Southern Shores. There may also be flags up further north into Duck and Corolla but I have not been up there to know for sure. This service is being provided after Labor Day when most of the tourist trade has left. Members of the beach patrol will visit each beach and remind those who ignore the flags of the danger of swimming with rip-currents.
Without these services life here would be more hazardous and injury and death would occur.
I just left the outer banks, and I want to be there again, forever.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if I follow your opinion of bike pathways and beach patrol, but as for me, there are many more unreasonable ways to use tax dollars than to help people enjoy our beautiful country safely.