What facilities are those?

I tour on roads and this sounds like the same argument cage drivers use when they see me there.. expecting a non motorized cyclist to use the sidewalk.

MUP's? I'm thinking multi covers that.

I guess we all need to learn how to share.. cyclists included.

As someone who tries to tour regularly on a bicycle I would give this piece of advice to others thinking of it:

Don't try to preserve the status quo. Whether it is the comfort you are used to, the locales you ordinarily frequent, the food you usually eat, the people you normally talk to or the method of travel you are anticipating. Embrace what's different and know that at least it won't hurt, if it does not enrich, your experience.