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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
I walk facing traffic on MMPs but it feels wrong to me. As a pedestrian, it feels more like an oversized sidewalk that allows golf carts. Of course when I'm in my golf cart, driving on the right side feels totally legit, and the MMP feels exactly like an MMP.
When I'm riding my bike, I keep to the right. If a golf cart is behind me, approaching the back of my bike and about to pass me, and I'm about to approach a pedestrian who is facing me and coming toward the front of my bike, WHO yields for whom? Do I have to veer over to the grass? Does the pedestrian need to step off into the grass? Does the golf cart have to NOT pass me and just wait for me to pass the pedestrian? Do we signal to each other which of us is going to go in which order? Or do we all just shut our eyes and hope for the best?
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Leaving aside egos and equipment sizes, I believe what should happen is:
- Cart has enough situational awareness to see what is happening and waits to pass the bicycle.
- Bicycle moves towards the center of the MMP (their left) to give space to the Ped. No need for the bicycle to cross the center line unless there is insufficient space to avoid hitting the Ped
- Pedestrian moves to the edge of the path (their left) to give space to the bicycle. No need to step into the grass
There may be another cart coming from behind the Ped which is why the Ped needs to make some room for the bicycle.
The bicycle may need to cross into the other lane which is why the cart should wait for the bicycle to get beyond the Ped
While this is the logical, courteous, and safe way to manage the situation, it is highly unlikely that all three will actually cooperate.