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Originally Posted by ajbrown
i was not there so I cannot access exactly what the cyclist were doing. Reading OP's version (which I am not disputing), I am curious how many cyclist there were, riding one behind each other.
If it were 3-4+, then I can see how that would be harder to pass, but one or two? I have never been in a scenario where I can not pass anything going 12 mph safely on the multi modal paths.
PS. I do not have a "souped up" cart.
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It was just the one cyclist. And you are also not envisioning what happened. He was going 9. I have a speedometer, so I can actually tell how fast I'm going. I had to slow down to 9mph from 16-ish, when I started getting too close to him.
I saw the opportunity to pass, so I sped up and started the process of passing him. THAT was when he chose to go faster.
When I saw that he was now going faster, and it would take me longer to pass him, I knew it would be unsafe to do so AT THAT POINT. So I had to pull back into my side of the road and slow down behind him again.
And then - he slowed down.
He continued this on and off the entire trip from the Savannah Center to Paige Place.
Every time it was clear and I had a chance to pass him while he was going slow - he would speed up. And as soon as we got to a curve in the road, or a split in the path where it would be *impossible* to pass - he would slow down again.
He was doing it on purpose. No one ahead of him, no one behind me.