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Old February 13th 17, 06:06 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
NFN Smith[_2_]
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Default AG: How to ride on a walkway

Joy Beeson wrote:
Indeed, putting up a sign saying that wheel toys are welcome may make
a multi-user path *more* dangerous than an ordinary walking path.
"Bike" paths are very rarely safe places to stand up on the pedals,
put your head down, and sprint.


Yep.

The problem is that for people who make these kinds of decisions, bike
== pedestrian, and easily substitute "bike" for any non-motorized form
of transportation.

Not only the question of a bike on a sidewalk, or a bike riding against
traffic, but for the most part, a bike and any kind of foot traffic are
incompatible in the same space. The possible exception could be
children's bikes that are 16 inches and smaller (often with training
wheels), and where the rider's strength and handling skills are not much
above walking speed.

For me as a fitness rider, this is why I generally avoid both multi-use
paths, and streets explicitly marked as "bike lane" around schools, in
the same way that I avoid school zones for through traffic as a motorist.

Smith

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