Originally Posted by
alanbikehouston
When riding on a path filled with kids, dogs, and old ladies, when I get within twenty yards of the kid, the dog, or the old lady, I ride THEIR speed. Say "Hello, nice day isn't it"....they figure out which way they want to go...I ride by at about 2 mph.
When I see guys riding 25 mph (often in a paceline of ten bikes) down a MUP, it makes me want to bring some thumbtacks on my next ride.
I like to do this when I'm driving too, because you never can tell when a parent is going to let a toddler run in to traffic.
If the cyclist is at fault then that's bad. When they're not, they're not. A MUP isn't a sidewalk… a paceline is inappropriate but then so is having to walk your bike.