Originally Posted by
thirdin77
Assuming there is any seriousness to this post:
Can you just pass them on the pedestrian portion of the path? If you can, why don't you do it?
It sounds like others don't differentiate between the "pedestrian" and "bike" portions of the path, so why should you?
When I pass a pedestrian on my MUP, I just slow down while passing them and then I get speed back up to my previous pace.
Believe it or not, there is in fact an element of seriousness in this post. I have and still do occasionally pass on the part of the path reserved for peds. However, my fear is that one day a member of the pack may stray off as I go to pass, leading to an unfortunate cyclist/numbskull encounter. I feel that if anything of a judicial nature were to ensue (outside of me delivering my daily frame pump brand of justice) that I’d actually have a leg to stand on if I were following the rules.