OP
OP
freecyclist
New Member
Ok - thanks for clarifying it for me. Im surprised that everyone would be quite so stoic being blocked.
Padestrian Safety
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Ok - thanks for clarifying it for me. Im surprised that everyone would be quite so stoic being blocked.
Hip Priest
Veteran
Is it acceptable for two elves to block a unicorn?
Origamist
Legendary Member
You would slow the cyclist down and let him pass when you considered it safe to do so. This might the delay the cyclist, but so what?
MissTillyFlop
Evil communist dictator, lover of gerbils & Pope.
It depends, are they regular elves or christmas elves?
And is it okay for chickens to block donkeys?
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Origamist
Legendary Member
Why? On a shared use path, particularly one without any form of segregation, I expect that my progress will be impeded from time to time (for a number of reasons) and I calibrate my expectations accordingly.
Tee Hee....
Hook line and sinker, one and all.
I'm not even going to reply to this to say that I'm not going to reply to it.
Obviously, I have now. But I wasn't going to - and that's the critical point here.
Anyway... everyone on the road should be lovely to other road users.
If this thread were a car, it would be a piece of kitchen equipment.
And that item would be a great big wooden spoon for stirring marmalade.
An absolutely VAST wooden spoon, whose main purpose is to stir.
Tee hee....
But as threads like this are often more about dissent than debate, I'd just like to add that I disagree fundamentally with the next three opinions expressed here. No.. make that the next five.
Thank you.
Hook line and sinker, one and all.
I'm not even going to reply to this to say that I'm not going to reply to it.
Obviously, I have now. But I wasn't going to - and that's the critical point here.
Anyway... everyone on the road should be lovely to other road users.
If this thread were a car, it would be a piece of kitchen equipment.
And that item would be a great big wooden spoon for stirring marmalade.
An absolutely VAST wooden spoon, whose main purpose is to stir.
Tee hee....
But as threads like this are often more about dissent than debate, I'd just like to add that I disagree fundamentally with the next three opinions expressed here. No.. make that the next five.
Thank you.
OP
OP
freecyclist
New Member
Yes ok - i can see your point but are you happy with the pedestrian making the call about when its safe for you to overtake , he might be an arsy pedestrian and not even think cyclists should be on the path.
You asked your question. You got your answer. It wasn't the answer you wanted so now you are desperately trying to get people to admit that the answer really was the answer you wanted, not the one you got.
Origamist
Legendary Member
I'll defer to their judgement. If I think they are being unreasonable (highly unlikely), I'll talk it through with them. It's easier to have a civilised chat to someone when on your bike or on foot.
OP
OP
freecyclist
New Member
Yes - i can see your point. For legitimate safety concerns (child , dog etc) a responsible cyclist should accept being blocked with good grace and follow on behind until the pedestrian deems it safe to allow them to overtake and carry on their way.
Origamist
Legendary Member
Excellent - we have concord.