With the second largest group of Amish in the world in our county, their adopting E-Bikes is starting to cause real problems here.

I almost hit a couple yesterday on the way home from church yesterday. I followed for close to a mile at around 25 mph up and down hills hoping to get around them at the top of a hill, but they would take off once they got over the top and I had to wait for the next one. Then when they got over the top of a hill and I was ready to pass, they made a left hand turn in front of me, signaling only after they were perpendicular to the road.

They don't know and don't follow highway rules. They run stop signs, make unsignaled turns and ride on the road instead of the buggy lane. (extra wide pavement on the other side of the edge line). If they come to a stop light and there is a line of traffic, they will ride the berm to get to the front.

Never pass a bike when there is a lane or road on the left up ahead. They just might turn and you will kill them.

The sheriff won't cite them, but the state highway patrol will. The county is afraid to do anything drastic because they are the reason for all the tourism here. But, every week or so, a few people are injured and some even killed. We just have to be less in a hurry.

There have been community meetings, but nothing has been done. If nothing is done, the state will step in and make them get licenses, and they sure won't like that.