Originally Posted by
CrankyOne
There is one significant difference in a MUP and Road. On a road you do not generally see two bicycle riders traveling the same direction with one in the middle of each lane, on a MUP it is not uncommon to see two walkers traveling the same direction with one in each 'lane'. A vehicle approaching a road cyclist from behind has the option of using the oncoming lane to pass, a bicycle rider approaching two walkers side-by-side does not have that option and must signal the walker in the 'oncoming lane' to move over.
You lucky guy. They only block the lane(s) going your direction, you have the whole half of the path that is supposed to be going the other direction to pass them.
This is not pure sarcasm. I've been out far to often when a few peds block the entire path. They do seem to reluctantly move for oncoming traffic.