Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Reading some of the treads here on A&S, I suspect that for many here it does. It seems that many here feel entitled to a clear lane and see people the way I see Canadian Geese.
I look at MUPs as pedestrian walks with bicycles allowed, and don't expect pedestrians to defer to me. They're walking, and as the passing vehicle, it's my job to get around them safely.
I usually don't say "on your left" or the like, preferring "bicycle behind you" often followed by No need to move, there's plenty of room".
Except, you know, when those paths have signs that actually say "bike-way" but are still full of groups of hikers standing round robin passing joints or swapping camelbak hoses or whatever the heck they are doing while I am riding my bike, at a walking speed around them, dinging my bell. On the bike-way.