Originally Posted by
littlewaywelt
absolutely ridiculous.
Pedestrians have right of way with or without a dog.
Pedestrians have no right of way obligation to know what's going on behind them.
If they have a dog on a leash it's your responsibility to come up slowly on them and use a bell or your voice so they can get the dog on the side of the path and you can pass.
All of those things are true of course, It goes without saying. It should also be clear that who ever is right has nothing to do with anything. Millions of people do all of this wrong every day. Rights don't keep people from doing things wrong. Read the thread. Almost everything you said was "absolutely ridiculous". It's not relevant. Who's responsible, has nothing to do with a mirror being a safety improvement or not being an improvment.
BTW It's a dual responsibility both the pedestrian can not swerve in front of a bike and the bike can't go too close or too fast. Everyone is resposible for not having an accident. But it does not matter.
BTW my state has designated bike paths where the bikes have the right of way over pedestrians. Pedestrians should walk facing traffic just like the road and give way to bikes.
Many states have MUP Mulit Use Paths where things are totally different. It's different on the sidewalk, here it's legal to ride on the sidewalk. Then pedestrians have the right of way and there are all sorts of rules for bikes on the sidewalk.
Local rules do not apply to the global problems.It's different all over the world.
Having a rear view mirror when walking with traffic coming from behind is a great idea. Especially if you are distracted by walking a dog. Obviously you have not tried it.
Originally Posted by Flying Merkel
but it does have the advantage of actually working
Good point.
Apparently on the internet most people totally miss that concept as applied to
everything. Everyone is concerned with who has rights.
