At 1:36 AM -0400 7/10/05, Bob Paolino wrote: > There would be less >potential for "surprise" if those on foot were facing those on bicycles.
Perhaps. But I think that pedestrians who are going react unpredictably when passed by bicyclists on a shared use path will also react unpredictably when faced by a cyclist heading right at them. Will they know to stay 'in their lane', and assume the conscientous cyclist will pass them safely? Or will they 'graciously' get out of the way, stepping into the other lane, perhaps unwittingly stepping into the path of bikes coming from the other direction, or perhaps even into the oncoming cyclist (who also moved into the other lane to pass them)? Much better to reduce unpredictability, by sticking to a simple set of rules, that applies to everyone, and which most people already know: Stay right, pass left when safe. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
