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The equivalent would be if bikers were to argue that pedestrians should be banned from specific high-traffic sidewalks because it's just. too. dangerous. After all, pedestrians can't keep up with the flow of [bike] traffic, and it's extremely dangerous for them.
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Oh, I've seen that argument, too, after a woman pedestrian was injured by a bicycle on the Capital Crescent Trail. What people call "bike paths" are multi-use paths, but on a sunny weekend the bikers on the towpath or on the Capital Crescent trail are a real hazard. It's true that being hit by a car is worse, but automobile drivers are much more predictable than are bicyclists, at least in this country.

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Roads are multi-use paths as well - both cars and bikes have a right to be on them.

It seems like cyclists get into trouble when they try to be considerate by staying to the side. In the future, I'll just take the lane.  Cars can stay behind me. That'll make everyone happy. Especially as I labor up a hill at 10 mph. [/quote]

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