BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 31, 2020
Horseback riders and horse-drawn carriages have long experienced problems with speeding bicyclists on the carriage roads of Acadia National Park, but with the recent introduction of electronic bikes, or e-bikes, the issue has only gotten worse. In response, the park is trying to increase its public outreach, educating carriage road users about the rules of the road and proper trail etiquette. But that may prove challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the park’s volunteer bike patrol has been asked to put its work on pause. Acadia’s carriage roads are shared by cyclists, horseback riders, horse-drawn carriages, hikers and runners — and in the winter, cross-country skiers, snowshoers and, in some sections, snowmobiles.