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Old 12-13-2021, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
If you have to walk on the road because there are no sidewalks, then definitely walk against traffic.

However, an MMP is neither a road nor a sidewalk. The "MM" part stands for Multi Modal. Foot traffic is included in that. Pedestrians have the right to walk freely on the MMP, "as though" it were a sidewalk. That means they would normally walk on the right of the MMP, not the left.
RE: MMP. You are right, they "legally could" without risking the Wrath of Florida Law but still shouldn't as it could be disastrous and is dumb.
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