Originally Posted by cyccommute
Four pedestrians, one path, one "on your left" and 7 different directions. If they would have had dogs with them, I think they would still be there, tied in a Gordian knot!
Stuart Black
I got one like this last month. 6 foot wide path. 7 pedestrians: 4 adults, 1 toddler, 1 baby in stroller, 1 dog (ped?). 2 adults + stroller on left. 1 toddler in the middle. 2 adults + 1 dog on right. If you can make an equation out of that, I can tell you already that it = a mess.
I had no idea what to do. Decided to have a little fun with this one.
I pull up slowly and about 10 yards away announce that I'm passing. But which side? Mua ha ha. They scatter in every direction in utter confusion. At this point, I'm only going fast enough to stay upright and watch from about 7 yards away, on the brink of laughter. As soon as they regroup and pick which way to move aside, I slowly pass them and nod as I say, "Thanks."
My motive for doing this was that they clearly did not read the sign at the trailhead that plainly stated, "All traffic keep to the right."