Bicycling

Bethpage Ride, the countywide program that offered bike rentals in downtown Riverhead and at Veterans Memorial Park, stopped operating this year after the company formerly known as Bethpage Federal Credit Union declined to continue its sponsorship.

The Riverhead Town Board is considering legislation that would strictly limit the use of electric bicycles throughout the town by prohibiting them from traveling on major town roads, capping their speed, and banning their use at night.

Designated bike routes are not really the "bicycle paths" the signs imply, but often merely the narrowest of shoulders at best.