Originally Posted by
hikeandbike
Went for a ride on the beautiful fall morning and crossed a relatively narrow, pedestrian bridge from PA into NJ. There were large, clear signs for riders to walk their bikes across the bridge. I was walking with a few folks: a young couple with a small child and a few guys from a car club, when a rider approached from the opposite direction. After he passed several of the folks made comments and some asked me about the rider. Obviously, I didn't have any answers why he decided to ignore the signs. For some dumb reason, I felt a little guilty because of this.
It only took a minute or two to walk across the bridge. This really wasn't dangerous, just inconsiderate in my opinion. I also had a distaste for someone I would be lumped in with, giving a figurative black eye to a group.
I was better a few miles later, just wished he took the time.
Your thoughts?
Thanks.
My wife and I have been on the D&R trail a number of times at the bridge you mention. One day we were sitting out of the way on the NJ end of the bridge. A fair number of walkers were using the bridge. Then a club ride started over the bridge weaving around the walkers. A short time later I saw a road biker walking his bike across the bridge from the PA side holding his front wheel off the ground. While telling another rider this is so he does not mess up his average speed data for the day. That explained to me why the club ride rode over the bridge rather than walk their bikes as the signs tell you to do.