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Old 06-13-2023, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by GoPacers View Post
I'll admit, I am a bit confused. Walkers should be facing traffic coming at them so a bike coming up behind them would be on the opposite side of the path. That assumes everyone is following the rules...

I run on the multimodal paths frequently and would never expect a bike to let me know they were about to overtake me.
There is no motor vehicle traffic on a walking path so you walk to the right.

On the road or the MMP which have motor vehicle traffic you walk to the left. In that way, traffic on your side of the trail comes towards you while traffic overtaking you would be safely on the other side of the trail.
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