“The pedestrian is walking too stupid around traffic, smarten up.”
This is a nature trail not the freaking tour de France.
Even in the big cities the bicyclists go to fast and hit pedestrians.
It’s a multi-use trail. More than 1 thing is going to be out there. EVERYBODY needs to understand that. EVERYBODY. That INCLUDES the parents of 3 year olds that might be doing random stuff, cause they’re 3 years old. My mom taught me to assume I was invisible and act accordingly. Don’t think they’re going to see me, don’t think they’re going to stop, don’t think they’re going to dodge, and most important don’t put myself in a position to MAKE them. Don’t land yourself in the hospital saying “but I had right of way”.
These people FAILED every aspect of that. And their kid almost got run over because of it.
I came within inches of being hit by an idiot cyclist who ran a red light after flying up between two lines of cars that were properly waiting for the light. This was at lunch hour in a big city. I was crossing with dozens of others totally legally according to the "Walk" signs.
It's stuff like this that gives idiot cyclists a bad name, along with idiots who blame the pedestrians instead of the cyclists.