Originally Posted by
dwightonabike
I'm at a loss as to what I should have done differently.
I had slowed way down in order to pass safely. Families don't really like people blasting by their inexperience children.
No passing at all while on a MUP? With the turns and hills, I would not be able to safely pass a group that size and speed, while accounting for riders coming the other way at 20mph. Not sure that's how MUPs are intended to be used.
1 it doesn't matter if you were on a road or a mup...rules of the road still apply if you are operating as a vehicle. If you want to operate as a ped, you might have fared better since a ped has the 'station wagon full of nuns) right of way priority on a mup. The normal expectation is that a cyclist on a mup observe the rules of the road.
What you did wrong was pass on a hill where you couldn't see if there were any potential risks to your otherwise safe pass coming from the other direction. On a hill or blind curve do what you do when driving...wait until you can see that it is safe to pass. I know a lot of drivers don't have the patience to do this and would rather do something stoopid...don't be them.
What the other person was doing was no different than a car speeding in the other direction...not cool, but not violating your right of way. The issues are right-of-way and passing safely...general rules of the road that are applicable to mups and sidewalks alike.