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Old 09-29-2016, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by spring_chicken View Post
As I said above, if you choose to ride a bicycle on a sideWALK at a town square, be prepared to travel at walking speed, because I'm not moving out of the way for you. The streets on the square are not unsafe at 10:30am and if you're too lazy to go around the oneway streets, get off the bike and get in your recliner.
According to the statute, you don't have to get out of their way, they must yield to you. They may pass when it is safe to do so without causing you to be displaced or alter your course. I doubt that "coming through" qualifies as an audible signal in the absence of the ability to pass you without interfering with you.