I grew up with a multi use path at the end of my street. I started using it at 5-6 when I learned to ride a bicycle. The etiquette of the trail was so ingrained in the culture of childhood for my peers and I that even in our punky middle school BMX years, we were still "on your left" conscious. I still get annoyed when folks don't respond to the bell, clicking levers, or on-your-lefts. Now with the paths flooded with folks just trying to get out of their houses, I am more aware that the inherent social contract of MUP etiquette isn't something that others know or were taught, and I am accepting of it more now than ever. While some signage exists, I'm sure, I don't expect a family with two dogs, a couple of kids on Razors, another on rollerblades, and a stroller to be on edge in case a middle-aged weirdo on a lugged bicycle and a wool cardigan rings his bell.
What this traffic has done for me is make me get out my local maps and come up with new rides, which has been fun. I moved to Elgin, IL a year and a half ago and have been working on riding all of the streets in town and admiring all of the brilliant old houses, flowers, learning all of the street names, etc. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/08886655-e200-4680-8a4b-d591959ecc80%40googlegroups.com.
