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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If there is a bike path, why do they need to be on the road.  I am all for sharing the road where there is no lane or path for bikes.  The fact that the path is not in good condition for riding shouldn't be an excuse.  The roads are not in ultimate conditions and cars still need to use them.  Also, that the path is being used by walkers and other bikers is not a good excuse either.  Roads are full of cars and they are still used by cars.[/quote]

Yes it is a good excuse.  Pedestrian paths are riskier because you have kids who have no idea about safety, joggers with earbuds who can't hear any warnings, people stopping abruptly and turning around on the path with no thought that a bicycle might be coming their way.

Anyone with some common sense knows that the bigger risk is a bike-pedestrian collision.

[b]Let's get right to it:  you don't like the inconvenience of the cyclists.[/b][u]  Sure, there are some safety issues.but they are your red herring.  Cyclist/Car collisions on MacArthur are as rare as hen's teeth.  Stop the nonsense.[/quote]

Actually, the signs on McArthur's path says "Bike path" not pedestrian.  Kids who have no idea about safety, say something about their parents and besides, they should always be accompanied by them.  Cyclists are not an inconvenience.  Like I said, I'm all for road sharing.  I don't mind waiting.  However, where there is a path for bicycle use, it should be USED!  Everything mentioned about the path just doesn't make sense to me, including the ones you listed.[/quote]

MoCo has admitted that this is a "de facto multi-use path", meaning that they know pedestrians use it and they will not prevent them from using it.  This is why they proposed separate bike lanes, and guess who opposes it?  MoCo residents.  If a cyclist hits a pedestrian on that path, the signage does not change the traumatic outcome.
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