Rick Johnson

Another thing I picked up from Ray is that bicyclists are required to
announce themselves when overtaking a pedestrian on a sidewalk.



Rick



Jonathan Maus BikePortland wrote:

interesting.  here's a "quick and dirty" explanation from lawyer/racer  

Ray Thomas

"if peds are on the roadway they have to travel facing traffic as

far off the paved surface on the shoulder as possible. AND in bike lanes

the law is less clear but if there is a usable shoulder or sidewalk

runners are not supposed to use the bike lane and must in any event

yield to all traffic including bicycles... "

--Jonathan

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On Sep 23, 2008, at 9:37 AM, David Auker wrote:

  

I think the law is pedestrians walk/run facing traffic, and this is to

enable them to see what is coming their way (but hey, sometimes  

there is

no place to move to, just like when a cyclist is on a narrow

car-trafficked road). It's a give and take world on multi-use

paths...the blogger whose link you point us to could use some  

lessons in

sharing:

    

what is the fricking law when it comes to this?………..cause i

swear…….next time, i’ll run their asses over!

      

It's about sharing and karma and trying to keep the 'pecking order'  

from

getting too rude...another level up from the cyclist is the motor

vehicle driver, and we wouldn't want them to think of cyclists the way

the above cyclist seems to think of pedestrians, would we? (Ouch!) In

general, I personally think the most vulnerable road users out there

need the most care and respect.

David

rick martin wrote:

    

can some of you help me out here........................i'm

curious............. http://2tired2quit.wordpress.com/

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