R.I. does not have MUP's. I used to get confused on Mass. MUPs.

My understanding of the neighboring states MUPs is that everyone walks rides etc on the right all the time.
Our first bikepath was built before the neighboring states had MUPs. It was modeled after the road. On the road pedestrians walk on the left facing traffic, and if it gets too crowded they can step to their left off the road. On the road bikes go the same direction as the cars on the right. The first bike path maps actually had wording something like "bikes have right of way" but I can't remember exactly. I think this caused too many bikes to be obnoxious and to go blasting around. The current bike path maps don't have this. There is a dual responsibility, bikes need to go slow around pedestrians and pass safely, and, walkers should not block bikes. When the pedestrians walk on the left they can see the bikes coming. If they walk on the right, many bikes are quiet and you can't hear them coming.

One day the bike paths in R.I. will join Mass. MUPs, and probably Conn. too. Then different rules will then join together for a big mess. You can get a state bike path map at some of the bike shops or download if from BIKE RI. There are only a few maps left, the state says they did not have enough money to print more. The largest bike club in R.I. payed for the last printing. There are still some at the bike shop on the east bay bike path in Warren.

The bottom line is that most walkers, cyclists, skaters, dog walkers, stroller walkers, etc. don't know the rules. They don't care to learn them either. Neither do the MUP users in Conn. or Mass. There are signs in R.I. on posts and painted on the ground telling the peds to walk on the left facing traffic at many of the main road crossings. No one notices them.

So just go slow around other users, give an audible warning early and pass with care. That's all you can do. The road is for higher speed or training. I've been using the paths since 1994 to start and finish many of my rides just because of where I live. The river keeps me from being able to go west directly. The East Bay Bike Path goes north and south along the water. The least traffic on the paths is during the week during the day.