I am someone with an exaggerated startle response which just seems to get worse the older I get. Still, I really, really appreciate it when people let me know when they are passing -- especially if they have to get close. Sometimes I start violently even when someone tells me they are passing. I am never angry about their warning -- the opposite in fact; I am very grateful -- but I bet I may sometimes look angry. Being startled can create some intense emotion.
Bottom line: thank you thank you to everyone who says something. Terry On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 9:17 AM, rick <[email protected]> wrote: > AMEN! > > > On 11/22/2012 5:23 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Robbie and others have offered some basic and sensible reminders about > bicyclists (and other wheeled users) giving pedestrians ample notice and > ample > space, just as motorists should do for bicyclists, but I can't help but > think > that some of this concern could be made unnecessary with some common sense > application of basic rules of the road. > > I frequently use the Isthmus Multi-User Intermodal Paved Transportation > Facility > (i.e., BIKEWAY, BIKEWAY, BIKEWAY, nyah-nyah,nyah!!!) otherwise known as the > Bikie Highway, most often on a RedBikeForPay, but also many times as a > pedestrian, and when on foot, I apply the same rule as I use on any other > multi- > user intermodal paved transportation facility (i.e., STREET, ROAD, HIGHWAY) > that > lacks separate sidewalks. I walk on the left, facing the direction of > traffic > for safety. I know we go over this from time to time, and someone > inevitably > trots out the party line doctrine that you follow OPPOSITE pedestrian rules > when > the wheeled shared user is a bicycle rather than a motor vehicle. I'm not > convinced by the nonsensical party line doctrine anyway, but the real test > (and, > indeed, the only one that matters) is that I feel much safer on foot if I > can > see what's approaching and can move to the side as needed. And when a > bicyclist, I can also proceed with more certainty knowing that the other > person > sees me as well and can adjust my speed and shift my position as needed > just as > when I am approaching from behind a pedestrian. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web athttp://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing > [email protected]http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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