Originally Posted by tarwheel

Our city has a 10 mph speed limit for cyclists on bike paths and MUTs but they don't seem to enforce it. After walking on the MUTs occasionally, I can understand the sentiment behind the limits because some cyclists are total idiots -- speeding very closely past walkers without using a bell or saying anything. I put a bell on my bike for riding on MUTs because it is so dangerous. Actually, requiring bells or horns would probably be more effective at preventing bicycle-pedestrian collisions than speed limits.