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Old 06-13-2023, 10:20 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.
Walkers on a WALKING trail will walk on the right side of the road. They ARE the traffic, they are facing exactly the direction they should be facing, on a walking trail.