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Old 06-26-09, 08:25 PM
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zephyr
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Before I became a daily bicycle commuter, I used to go jogging several mornings a week. I would occasionally use the bike lane as an asphalt running surface instead of running on the concrete sidewalk. I would run against traffic and stay close to the curb. If I saw a cyclist coming towards me in the bike lane, I would get back onto the sidewalk until the cyclist went by before going back into the bike lane. I did not want the cyclist to have to "play chicken" and guess the safest way to get around me in the bike lane, so I would get back onto the sidewalk. I wish more joggers would do that to avoid bike-jogger collisions. An on-street bike lane is not the same as a MUP separated from car traffic which is shared by bikes and pedestrians.
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