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Originally Posted by Stanajudy
Just a thought, when you are riding on the multimodal path and you are aware of a cart behind you that is itching to pass, PULL OVER a and let him pass. It is not worth the risk of staying on the path!
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Some of the time those blind curves occur in places where there is no place to pull over, such as near tunnels, on bridges, places like BV Blvd where you are sometimes between a wall and another wall.
We often do either slow down or even pull over for carts, especially when we are approaching an area where the path splits and we know the cart driver will not have an opportunity to get around us for awhile. We really do try to be as courteous and safe as we can be. We know we have a responsibility to share the road and look out for, not only ourselves, but everyone else. As I said in my original post, the overwhelming majority of the cart drivers we encounter are safe, courteous, and friendly. (And I agree with others who said that bike riders can be a PIA too. We see those riders that blow through stop signs, through crossings, and in and out of tunnels without even a glance. It makes us as crazy as it makes everyone else.) We try to encourage friendliness with other trail users with a wave, a smile, or a hello. I was only addressing one particular situation, just with the hope that maybe someone who does that and hasn’t given it any thought just might, give it some thought, in the future. It was not my intention to create a bikes vs carts fight. We drive a cart on the paths too so we are often on the other side of it.