There is another thread similar to this one that was posted a few days ago. My response then and still is that everyone must follow the standard traffic rule- slow traffic to the right, fast traffic to the left. I have been on hiking, biking, multi-model paths in many different cities. Everyone follows this standard rule. Walkers stay as far to the right as possible on any path allowing faster vehicles to pass them on the left. It is the walker's responsibility to stop walking when being passed if necessary to do so.
We have all learned this in grade school. Remember when you were led by your teacher in a single file staying to the right? Stopping if there was danger?
Everyone can move happily and freely on the paths as long as everyone follows the traffic rules. It is done successfully throughout the world even in large cities. Walkers heed to all faster moving traffic and stay out of the way by keeping to the far right of any path and stopping if dangerous.
No! It is not possible for a walker to always walk facing traffic. What if the walker's destination is the same as the biker's? You both must move on the same path in the same direction. It is the walker's responsibility to stay to the far right on the path allowing faster traffic to pass on the left.
If anyone knows how it is done in the villages, please let me know. I am an avid walker and have never run into a problem except here in the villages. I do not want to be hit by a faster moving vehicle. Thanks!
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