Originally Posted by
lil brown bat
Mmmm...not really. The standard recommendation for pedestrians or runners is to run facing traffic; for bicyclists it is to run with traffic. Reason why = differences in speed and better ability of a runner or pedestrian to step off the road if need be.
Yes.
But most of the riders I see going contra-flow are baring moving faster than a jogging pace.
And the OP specified someone riding on a shoulder with no curb. I've never, ever needed to step of the
shoulder of a road into the ditch while walking against traffic to avoid a car. Have you?
I guess it's possible, but if cars randomly careened off the road that often, I wouldn't feel too comfortable cycling WITH traffic, either.
I think it's a pretty suspect way to travel, but it doesn't surprise me these people get along just fine.