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according to the etiquette and safety guidelines of the east coast greenway, which both the MBT and most of the Mt Vernon trail are a part of it is encouraged the ring a bell or provide a "friendly greeting." http://www.greenway.org/rules.aspx.

honestly people walking on trails do tend not to be paying the same level of attention (who can blame someone out for a walk looking at the flowers), walking a dog, or even taking up the whole trail when walking in groups, etc. i often see people texting that are walking like they are bit drunk because they are staring at their phones. and for safety i usually ring the bell (or shout on the left if they obviously have headphones) unless they have made it clear that they are not going to zig zag randomly in front of me.

i dont think any of those behaviors i mentioned are wrong, i just dont want to hit someone when i am biking to work. and i do typically i give a thanks when someone does move out of the way.

by hlinak on Jun 7, 2012 4:34 pm • link • report