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Originally Posted by tovliteuser
I find it interesting that coffeebean will "of course move over" and give space tor MMP pedestrians that are facing away from her (and don't see her coming) but will not give the same common courtesy to those that are facing traffic. Those walkers "had better hop onto the grass and out of my way".
This person has no business driving on any MMP (or road for that matter). I predict her callous attitude will eventually lead to a very serious encounter/accident. I just hope I'm not the unfortunate soul who ends up getting her off the MMPs permanently.
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The whole reason pedestrians face traffic, is so THEY can move out of the way of oncoming traffic, if needed. If they didn't have to worry about that, then they'd just walk WITH traffic instead of facing traffic. That's the point.
If you want to REALLY say "I have the right of way, I can walk however I please, all those vehicles are required to move out of my way" then walk with the flow instead of against it.
I do that on the MMPs because I'm sharing the path with my fellow non-vehicles and pay attention to my surroundings, and feel comfortable in my decision. On streets, I walk facing traffic because 1 - it's smart, and 2 - it's the law.
An MMP is really just a widened glorified sidewalk. Pedestrians walk on the right of a sidewalk, not the left. So that's what I do on MMPs. But I also recognize that "right of way" doesn't matter AT ALL, because I'm at risk of injury no matter which side of the MMP I'm walking on, if a drunk golf cart driver is swerving around. It is MY responsibility, therefore, to make sure I am safe.