I think a smart biker
would use the cart path when they could. It's just plain safer. In the roadway they could be (Dead Right). On the road ways the speed differential is very dangerous even when everybody plays by the rules. I most cases the three foot rule will work but I have seen too many bikers wander three feet or more. I always give them more space. When closing on a bike doing 15 mph in a car doing 45 it's a potential dissaster.
As stated earlier they seldom stop at stop signs. Heck most people don't come to a stop in a car which is much easier to get going again than a bike.
My point, isn't it logically safer riding in a cart/bike path. Common sense rules.
Just my thoughts.
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