Originally Posted by
I Like To Ride
Slower users of MUP are not the risk. The real risk is cyclists who ride too fast and refuse to slow down and pass in a safe manner and make sure that they pass within safe distance. We're talking about MUPs here and not a race track, people can walk as slow or ride as slow as they want, and it's your responsibility as a faster rider to make sure you pass safely....Also yelling OYL isn't a proper way to announce yourself, you should be using a bell or a horn.
Originally Posted by
joesch
You missed the reasons that make users of a MUP risks (faster or slower)
Also, you dont make the rules on passing and what is proper, any audio notification is better than just passing.
The choice given in the post you quoted was not between any audible notification and none, obviously. It was between yelling (often incomprehensibly, and with insufficient time between the yell and the pass for the people being passed to figure out how to react) and using a bell or horn.
I understand the urge to maintain speed on the bike on trails. I tried MUPs a few times and found myself getting annoyed at all the people obliviously cluttering up the path. Since it was clear that that wasn't ever going to change, I went back to riding on the road. Problem solved.