I’m reminded of the story of the mathematician sitting at a coffee shop with a
friend. Trying to show his friend the power of his intellect, he set out to
prove that his friend could never leave the coffee shop.
What he explained was that before his friend could walk the distance from their
ta
The greenways here are a treasure. I can ride 50 mi on them and most of it
feels totally remote. There's a little more pedestrian traffic around park
trailheads and especially dog parks, but pick your times right and you can
go miles and miles without seeing anybody.
I have two 32 mi routes
FUNNY STORY...
A friend and I were riding a trail and we came upon a sharp, blind curve.
When we got halfway around the turn there were two guys jogging in single
file.
I couldn't react quick enough to ring the bell so just as we were almost
side by side I yelled "on your left, sorry". I felt ba
On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:25 PM, BenG wrote:
> In all cases I yield my speed and momentum for the chance to make a
> positive interaction. Seems like folks appreciate that consideration.
Yep and especially around children. No telling how they will react.
Tim
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I slow such that I can ring the bell and wait for their response without
invading their space. If they wear ear buds, I slow and ring, and creep up such
that they see me peripherally and can react before I pass. In all cases I yield
my speed and momentum for the chance to make a positive interac
I doubt it. Though I wouldn't equate my avoidance of MUPs with that of life
threatening diseases, I definitely prefer to avoid them most of the time.
On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 6:37:19 AM UTC-8, Skenry wrote:
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> Am I the only one who avoids paths like the plague?Though I do have a
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If the path is regularly and frequently used by cyclists, then I think
normal people expect bicycles to come up behind them and keep their wits
about them.
That said, I also think it's polite to warn pedestrians, and when I don't
have a bell, I do so by saying "Cyclist!", which works better than "
Am I the only one who avoids paths like the plague?Though I do have a
brass bell on a few of my bikes, but only for the beautiful look of
tarnished brass.
Ride on the road.
Scott
On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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> On 12/27/2016 11:50 PM, Ashwath Akirekadu wrote:
On 12/27/2016 11:50 PM, Ashwath Akirekadu wrote:
I have always wondered this. Alerting pedestrians felt like I
was annoying them 99% of the times to avoid that 1% chance of
collision. I love the beep beep suggestion. Whenever my toddler son
is riding with me, I'm going to delegate beep beep
I have always wondered this. Alerting pedestrians felt like I
was annoying them 99% of the times to avoid that 1% chance of collision. I
love the beep beep suggestion. Whenever my toddler son is riding with me,
I'm going to delegate beep beep responsibility to him. Natural fit.
Win-win!
On Tues
More conversational with families works well for me. I slow up and start
talking, "Hi, you're fine where you are, I'm gonna come around on your left."
This seems to give people time to feel like they have control of their
situation. "On your left" tends to cause a 'fight or flight' reaction, lik
Do you think it's ok, when riding on the path, if you can pass a
walker/runner/family, safely with 3 feet to spare, to go by without warning?
That means not saying "on your left" or something else, or not ringing your
bell if you have one. I ask because I was riding my Roadeo today (50 degrees
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