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Old 12-13-09 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by adacas
there's no real way to address it except for trying to get the gov to make it common knowledge for people to get the out of the way and stay on their right. I've tried everything from the "on your left" to the "get the hell out of my way before I skin you alive and make you into jerky" and I get the whole gamut of reactions from sheer horror to that look people who have lost brain function have. I just think that if we run enough of them over eventually they will get the message and spread it around.
You know, there might be a problem hidden in here. As cyclists, we are taught to ride on the right and pass left, just like any other vehicles. Pedestrians are taught to walk on the left, facing traffic. Those general rules open some interesting possibilities, especially when rounding blind turns.
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