On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:29:44 +0100, Clive
wrote:

If you don't respect them by keeping off the pavement why should they
respect you?

We are getting into the silly emotiveness again rather than discussing
the issues.

I do not ride my bicycle on the pavement. I prefer to ride it on the
road, as you'd well know if you'd read my postings on this subject
correctly. I believe people should be ticketed for riding bicycles on
the pavement, just as they should if they drove a motor vehicle on the
pavement. I also believe pedestrians should not walk onto dedicated
cycle paths unpredictably and without looking, just as they should not
do so onto the road.

On shared paths, I would prefer all users to have consideration of
each other - e.g. cyclists riding on the left where possible and not
riding dangerously quickly, and pedestrians refraining from walking
several abreast and thus taking up the full width of the path, while
not paying attention to anyone who may wish to pass, be they on foot
or on a bicycle.

Is all of this - just down to mutual respect between users of all
modes of transport - too much to ask? I sometimes suspect it is.

Neil

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