Agree... It is so much easier to trail behind a walker until there is room to pass rather than having one walking on your side towards you.
Mike Rewey **************************************** > > Date sent: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:01:22 -0500 > From: Robbie Webber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] sidewalks for bikeways? > Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Another reason for having all path users travel on the same side is > > that it avoids the collision vs. stopping issue. If the path is > > particularly crowded one day or in one location, I can easily ride > > behind a single walker or a family strolling until it is safe to > > pass. Both walkers and bicyclists have the chance to move over, > > slow, step aside, and/or pass without actually stopping. If that > > same person or family continued to move towards me, we will meet at > > some point, and I will have to stop my bike. This may happen before > > I have a chance to safely pass. Now everyone is frustrated. > > > > It is also a mispreception that the person on foot is always the > > slowest path user. I have often seen runners pass little kids on > > bikes. Ditto for people pushing jog strollers. > > > > Everyone on the same side works soooooo much better. Please stay to > > the right regardless of mode, and faster users need to yield to > > slower users. > > > > Thank you for your attention to this matter. > > > > -- Robbie > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
