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Old 06-19-2023, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ohioshooter View Post
I guess you are supposed to have eyes in the back of your head. No matter what side of the path you walk on there will be traffic coming from behind. My opinion, and I won’t change my mind, walk on the right like you are supposed to.
I think it comes down to common sense. It sounds like the trails are set up for bikers and walkers only. No golf cart traffic. If I was a walker, and I knew that bikes were using the trail, and my hearing was not so good, or I had earbuds in, I would walk on the left so i could see oncoming bikes. If I'm walking around a curve, and sight distance is not so good, a bike come from behind me, could sound their horn, but I might not hear it in time. So, IMHO, the walkers need to make accommodations, i.e. walking on the left, which doesn't seem like a big deal.