“That is a bicycle lane not a jogging track. In fact the accident could have been avoided if the ladies had been properly cited for illegal jaywalking before the event.”
The bike trails on our area are multi-use (biking, walking, jogging, roller blading etc). Of course we have curbs and a stretch of grass between us and the roads. Unless it was clearly stated that jogging is not permitted on the bike trail, then the women were doing nothing wrong.
I was almost run over by idiots on four wheelers who were racing on the road and bike trail (had to be at least eight of them with two across on the bike trail). I stepped off the bike trail when I saw them coming into the grass between the bike trail and the road. If I had been going the other direction I would have never seen them.
I'm sick of them running stop signs and red lights when they deem the coast is clear.
They are very selective as to which laws they choose to obey and those they scoff at.
I can't walk the pedestrian paths in our city without constantly looking over my shoulder for some "Lance Armstrong wannabe" hurtling towards me, bent over their handlebars, pumping to the music eminating from their MP3 players stuck in their ears.
I've been clipped twice by these speedsters and they've blamed me for getting in their way.
Unless it was clearly stated that jogging is not permitted on the bike trail, then the women were doing nothing wrong.”
I truly believe there is a vast difference between a “bike trail” and a “bike lane” associated with a paved driving lane for vehicles.