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• Trail: Slow down, Say nothing
• Sidewalk: Slow down, Smile Apologetically

One thing that must be noted. Multi-use trails used to be called bicycle trails. Later, when the funding needed to be increased, the powers that be created the term "multi-use" to include other types. However, bicycles lost all right of way under the new designation. The legal wording of these trails includes strict liability for cyclists involved in collisions.
This wouldn't be bad if there were also strict liability for cars on the roadways. If the roads were set up legally like multi-use paths in the U.S., drivers would necessarily have to be more careful because they would be ultimately liable in the even of collision, and that would make a better America.

by Brad Hawkins on Jun 13, 2012 12:19 pm • link • report