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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a crazy bicyclist (nor am I fast), but 3 year olds on bikes with training wheels are the worst on the bike trails. They just aren't safe. I saw a collision two weeks ago with a toddler that ran into the wrong side of the W&OD. The toddler wasn't hit, but the bicyclist was injured as he skidded off into a tree. And the toddler's mom couldn't do anything because there was a baby strapped to the back of her bike too. Gah.[/quote]

Small children with training wheels do wobble all over the place, but with a bike you can always get off and walk it.  There's no excuse for hitting a kid![/quote]

The cyclist mentioned by the PP did not hit the kid.  The swerved off the trail and hit a tree.

I should not have to slow to walking speed, let alone dismount, when there is room to pass on the left side of the trail.   If you cannot keep your 3YO on the correct side of the trail (that is part of learning to ride) then you need to find somewhere else to teach them to bike.    [/quote]

Yes - it is a [b]process[/b] for the 3 YO to learn these things.  And they can't learn unless they try.  You on the other hand have learned to slow down and proceed with caution around pedestrians and children.  If you're so wrapped up in your own universe that you can't be bothered to occasionally slow down and proceed with caution, then maybe a multi-use trail isn't the place for you.  Clearly the parent with the 3 YO should be vigilant, but accidents happen.  If you're on a multi-use trail, generally speaking, pedestrians have the right-of-way and bicyclists should be extra cautious.  [/quote]

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