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Old 01-14-2024, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
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.
I've been running for over 40 years and I NEVER run with traffic, that would be foolish. That includes the mmp. A golf cart is a motorized vehicle that can injure or kill you just like a car!

Common sense should prevail here.
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