villagegreen
CMP, m, angelescrest – thanks for the common sense! It’s amazing to me that the overly PC, let’s share everything, no one is at fault, Seattle mentality could extend even this far. The bike path is for bikes and the walking path is for walkers. Of course there are exceptions (as there are for all situations in life) – sometimes walkers have to cross the bike path from the road, etc.
But I think what glocson and others are referring to is a blatant disregard for the rules and common curtousy. I’ll slow down and weave around the occasional person crossing for good reason, but it’s the kids hanging out in the bike lane or the moms chatting with their strollers that really get me fired up. But being the average uptight Seattleite, I usually don’t say anything – just ride around them and feel annoyed. If I accidentally hit someone, though, I probably wouldn’t apologize. OK, being a Seattleite, I probably would.