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Originally Posted by Santiagogirl
I walk some on multimodal paths adjacent to car traffic. I am thankful that both men & women are usually very courteous & pull out of the lane well before they get to me (even if I have moved off the path). Most exceptions have been very elderly women. I try to give them the benefit of the doubt that their vision & reaction time may be subpar, but shudder to think that they are still driving any vehicle. I have been injured when I slipped and fell trying to yield the path to a cart (which was also in process of giving me more room), whose driver kindly stopped to make sure I was okay. Due to steep grades & curbs, as well as moisture & landscaping adjacent to the multimodal paths, just "stepping off the path" is not always as safe or simple a maneuver as some seem to think. I do try to be aware of auto traffic & leave the path if possible if the situation for a cart driver pulling into a lane of traffic would put them at risk, such as speeding cars or a blind curve. Fortunately car traffic is generally very light where I walk.
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A person got killed in his cart leaving diamond lane due to walker walking with flow of traffic. He pulled out diamond lane and know druggie speeding down street hit him cause he didn’t stop in diamond lane. The person walking wrong direction should have been ticketed IMO.
Seems like you walk with your safety in mind.
I would rather fall over than being ran over. IMO that’s chance you take if don’t create space. I’ll leap off path or street if I have to and ready to do so. I’m solely responsible for my safety.