Originally Posted by
1slowride
I gave up on "on your left, or "passing" and just yell "Behind ya" from way back. If they look sketchy or have kids I just slow way down. Last year 80 yr old women was stuck and killed by a 56 yr old rider on my favorite MUP. A week after that the town Mayor was on the trail and was hit too. Now half the trail has a 10 mph speed limit. If I really want to hammer I ride roads or accept what I am dealt on the MUP.
I have seen way too many riders going way to fast on the MUP. Many of them claim the roads are too dangerous
However to put it into perspective: Average walking speed is around 3mph, if you have a cyclist going 15 mph that is a factor of 5, that would be like riding at 15mph on a road where the cars were going 75mph average speed! Yes I know there is more to it than that, but I bet if you talked to some of these MUP speed demons they wouldn't have any interest in riding on a road where the speed was that average, but they have no qualms about riding on the MUP at equivalent speeds.
When on an MUP I stay around 10-12 mph unless it is very empty, then I may ride faster, if it is crowded I ride even slower.
Aaron
