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Originally Posted by dougawhite
Your photo is confusing and conflicts with your description. The photo shows a divided path with bikes to the left and walkers to the right. But just turn around and now bikes are to the right and walkers are to the left. Also, you said walkers never cross the bike trail, but there are several children on the grass on the opposite side from the walkers. They had to cross the bike path to get there.
No wonder everyone has their own opinion on this issue!
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The bicyclists who are riding within the margins of their path, will ride to the far right of their path. But going in that direction, that path is on the left of the trail. The walkers who are walking within the margins of their path, will walk to the far right of their path. If you turn it upside down, the information will be the same. The bicyclists will still ride on the right side of their own path, however now their path on the right. The walkers' path is on the left, but the walkers are still walking on the right side of their own path.
It's a split trail. We have nature trails like that in Connecticut, that replaced an old closed-down railroad through the state. They're not quite as well-marked as that, but there's some signage and everyone knows what to do.
The trails have crosswalks in various spots, and people are allowed to walk ACROSS the path. They're just not allowed to walk along the path in the bike lane, and bikes aren't allowed to ride along the path in the pedestrian lane.