After serious thinking Adrian Stott wrote : > [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. > And how are you planning to enforce these rules, at the moment cyclists ride on pavements, wrong way down one way streets, at night with no lights, don't have bells, carry passengers without a second seat, ride under the influence of drink and now you want rules for riding on the tow path. I am afrid the land where the bird that lays its eggs in another's nest come to mind
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