Originally Posted by
shmulb
Yesterday I finally had an opportunity to get out and do some decent riding. Part of my ride is on a fairly narrow rolling section with a golf course and steep drop on one side and an airport on the other. There is a very clearly marked "Bike Path" on the side of the road. It has both words and Pictures of Bikes. In 1 mile I was blocked 3 times by joggers who would not move out the way. It would be very simple for them to take one step sideways instead of forcing a bike to go round them. This is not a multi use path but a "Bike Path".
It just p&^^&s me off and spoils the ride !
You're talking about Plainfield Rd., right? Even though it's marked as a "bike lane," I figure it has to be multi-use. There are no sidewalks there, and there is definitely no room for a bike lane and a pedestrian lane. I've also seen bikers heading south in the southbound traffic lane. Are they wrong, too? I run on this road. In the "bike path." I will move over for a jogger or rider if I encounter one. If I came upon a jogger while riding, I'd move into the traffic lane to pass. I would use the traffic lane if I was going south, since the bike lane is on the northbound side.
It's funny, though. I have this picture in my head of the white outline of a jogger marking the jogging path. It'd look like a crime scene every few hundred yards...