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  • Trail: Ring a bell, On your left
  • Sidewalk: Slow down, On your left

My biggest pet peeve on trails is the joggers and walkers with headphones on who can't hear any warnings. There are many reasons why jogging with headphones in both ears is unsafe, but for bicycle interactions, most audible bells or shouted "on your left" warnings can't be heard. I'm not sure much can be done to change listening to music while on trails, but if you are running or walking and the volume is too loud to hear other things, you need to stay on the right hand edge of the path, and also maintain a superior situational awareness.

The worst situation is the headphone wearing "Crazy Ivan" where a pedestrian gets to their turnaround point and makes a U-turn across the trail. The proper technique is to look behind you or step off the trail to the right for just a moment to ensure you aren't about to be passed, then turn around.

by Will on Jun 12, 2012 10:27 am • link • report

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