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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here we go again...

If that cyclist is really going 20 miles per hour, do you know how dangerous it would be for him to be riding on that walking path?  No matter how much you object, he's riding where he is supposed to be.[/quote]

Why can't the cyclist slow down when riding around walkers?  It's the same thing you're asking drivers to do (slow down when driving around cyclists).  You're basically saying that cyclists shouldn't have to slow down for anyone, but drivers (and everyone else) have to slow down for them?[/quote]

People on bikes can - and should - slow down around people who are walking, just like people in cars can - and should - slow down around people who are riding bikes.

[b]People in cars who say that people on bikes should ride where people are walking are basically, saying, "I don't want to have to slow down, so you should have to.[/b]"[/quote]

Sidewalks are not trails. Many such sidepaths are terribly unsafe for a variety of reasons.

But assuming you are talking about an actual usable trail.

If bikes are slowed down and people decide to not bike, they may drive.  If people in cars are slowed down they may bike.

Since our regional goals, supported by every jurisdiction, are to have fewer people drive and more people using other modes, it makes sense to slow cars and not bikes.  
And cyclists who won't ride on the trails are saying "I don't want to have to slow down, so you should have to." [/quote][/quote]

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