Originally Posted by
Bumer
Am I missing something here and drivers not supposed to yield to cyclists same way as to pedestrians?
Depends on the details of the state vehicle/transportation code and I'm not sure what the one in Conn. says. In California there is no requirement for drivers to yield to cyclists at most trail crossings that lack traffic lights. Our local MUP also has signs on the cross roads to yield to pedestrians, but the trail has stop signs at the crossings so cyclists are supposed to stop and wait for traffic to clear. Most drivers stop anyway, but if they don't and there's an accident it would generally be judged to be the cyclist's fault.