Originally Posted by
JameB
Stupid guy out with FOUR kids aged 6 or under.
Two girls blocking their side of the road (bike horizontal to the path), one kid right in the middle, one couldn't ride and was on my side of the path being helped by his stupid dad.
I turn the corner and just froze, had no time to react, went in the grass... it pissed me off.
But the worst part of this whole situation was that he didn't even ask if I was okay, the little girl asked. I was furious and wanted to let this guy know how big of an idiot he was, but didn't..
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The rest of my MUP diaries include a bunch of people walking, me ringing my bike bell, and they scrambling in all directions like they're trying to run from a bear... -___-
Originally Posted by
RUOkie
so the dad out with his family is stupid, but the ass riding too fast on a MUP (Multi-use-path) is smart (I guess because he had a bell)
I think the idiot is you.
+1. What an arrogant ass. It's a MUP, dude - people are supposed to be recreating there. If you come around a corner and don't have enough time to react to an obstacle in your way, you're going too fast for the course and your abilities. Who takes pride in scattering meandering peds with their bell, anyway? Take your bike on the road like the grown-up you're supposed to be, learn some respect and humility as you share the pavement with autos - hopefully that'll translate in to some courtesy for peds on the occasions that you find yourself on MUPs in the future.