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  • Trail: Ring a bell
  • Sidewalk: Ring a bell

Too often in my experience, pedestrians are confused by "passing on your left." Even many novice cyclists are surprised by it; it really only works well among roadies. This is particularly true locally, since many people walking on trails are international visitors unfamiliar with the protocol and since many local trails are alongside loud, busy roads.

Not to make light of a dark situation, but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7oGk-ozhKI">this amusing Japanese video</a> illustrates a society with an excellent implicit understanding of how to share space. Japanese cyclists generally ride slowly, for short distances, and on the sidewalk; longer trips are usually made by train.

by Payton on Jun 12, 2012 10:56 am • link • report

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