Originally Posted by
DX-MAN
I can believe it.
There is NOTHING so stupid, thoughtless, rude, selfish, or uncivilized that some ass won't do it and believe wholeheartedly that it's within their RIGHTS to do so.
The MUP in my town is interesting -- part of it, that passes through a park that was once car-accessible, is as wide as a two-lane (which it used to be, 35 years ago); I stopped riding it as part of my commute in the mornings because of a group of "upper-middle-aged" men (of color) who were out for "fitness walks". A group of 4 or 5, they managed to spread themselves out JUST RIGHT so that they took up the entire two-lane width of the path! Move over when alerted? Maybe, if they weren't having too lively a conversation (which you could hear from about 75 yards away).
Entitlement -- when did we as a society decide we had it?
This is where you start you "warning" with a nice little bike bell, and end it with an Airzounds. Perhaps they will get the message.
I always find it ironic that walkers tend to travel in tight packs and so often tend to spread wide across any path they may be upon.
Fortunately my preferred bike paths are either somewhat remote (good for long rides) and have few walkers due to the distance, or actually have parallel fenced walking paths.