[email protected] wrote: >http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2009/jul/31/bike-blog-canal
May I again suggest a proposed traffic rule for towpaths? It is: "Bicyclists keep to the non-water side of pedestrians they pass or overtake". The key pedestrian activities on a towath is all on the water side. Mooring, getting on and off boats, towing, angling. The only one that isn't is walking unrelated to the waterway (except to look at it). OTOH, bicyclists definitely prefer to keep away from the water, in case they lose control and fall in. At the moment there is no rule for which side of a pedestrian a bicyclist should pass. As a result, there is frequently confusion, which can be quite dangerous. And, when a bicycle is overtaking a pedestrian, it's not uncommon for the pedestrian to wander into his way. The rule would solve most of this. Of course, bicyclists would still keep left when passing each other, and overtake other bicyclists on the right. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
