Originally Posted by
JeremyLC
I'm not the only one the trail. I saw, at least, a half dozen other riders going just as fast on the same trail. It is expected that there are fast moving bikes. It is NOT expected that people will be walking and riding the wrong way down the trail. I generally slow down around other trail users, too. These folks didn't do ANYTHING to mitigate, they just stopped and stared at me.
And all the other cyclists were equally reckless. Look, if you were driving on a road where the speed limit was 65 mph and it was rainy, snowy, icy, whatever, you probably wouldn't drive 65 even though that was the posted speed limit. You wouldn't because it is commonsense to go slower in potentially dangerous situations. Family hour on a MUP (and really any time around this time of year) is dangerous if you ride too fast.
You are kidding yourself if you think other people using the MUP will respect the rules and this crash was the result of your naivete. It doesn't matter what is or isn't "expected" (which is your personal judgment, you have no idea what other people are thinking even if they are completely wrong). People have, still do and will continue to do foolish things on MUPs. Even though they shouldn't! Crazy!
Was this your first time riding on a MUP? Otherwise, you should have known better. If you want to pretend to be Lance ride on the road.