Originally Posted by
genejockey
I'm glad your experience of MUPs is different from mine, which always left me wanting to use hand signals, but not the ones prescribed in the vehicle codes. Perhaps you've got a better class of pedestrian than I encountered.
Our pedestrians are oblivious and would be as bad as drives. One section I ride on is crushed packed limestone ..... lightly trafficked. Our major rail trail has some little villages on it that have lots of foot traffic to be aware of. Half the time a bike bell attracts them into your path. I just use abundant caution. Little kids and inattentive pet owners worry me the most. I do ride the rural roads around where I live but the state of todays distracted drivers as well as country bumpkins who think messing with cyclists is good sport deters me somewhat.