Roger, Please include my letter on your chappy bike path site. Thanks
Ms. Rose, 

I, and my family, are Chappy Summer residents. I am writing in support of the proposed demonstration section on the Gardner property, and in support of an extension of the path to the Dyke Bridge. We make up a pretty typical Chapppy family living for several months each Summer on Litchfield Road. We have summered here for over 20 years and owned since 1998. Our island car, Big Blue Beast, is older and prefers to be stirred not shaken so most trips to the main island are taken down the paved (Chappaquiddick) road. We have noticed a markedly increased number of bikes on the portion of Chappaquiddick Road from the Ferry to the Dyke Road this past several summers. Groups of as many as 15 or more bikers seem common now - an increase in group size versus the smaller groups of 2-5 bikers historically seen. These large groups are also often spread out over 75 or more yards making the task of passing the group at 25 mph a real challenge. We always take our time - what's the rush? But often being followed by a Suburban seems to make the bikers uncomfortable. They wave us past, we crane our heads to try and see past the curvy road, we decide to go but whoops, around the corner comes another group of bikers or a car or pedestrian or the like so we back it off and try again. 
The feeling this Summer in our family is that this year more so than in the past, the road is too narrow for the number and type of uses being imposed upon it. We will continue to be careful and share the road with everyone, but isn't there a likelihoood of increased friction between the competing groups for room on the road? A line from Man of La Mancha has always served me well when picking my battles. It describes the inevitable effect of a collision between a large heavy object like a car and a small fragile object like a biker or pedestrian. "Whether the stone hits the pitcher or the pitcher hits the stone, it will be bad for the pitcher." My vote is to move the pitchers away from the stones. 
The Clinnin Family David Clinnin Susan Clinnin