Cars & Transportation

Bike riders on paths

Cars & Transportation

Posted by: CAT17

15th Jul 2011 10:02pm

I was nearly skilled by a bike rider on the foot path near my home. I had to stop as the path was not wide enough for he and I to pass without contact. He glared at me and virtually told me to "get out of the way" I said that it was he that should not be on the path and he yelled at me that he had every right to ride on the path. I was pretty sure that that was not right so rang the police when I arrived home to check and YES I am right ONLY pedestrians are allowed on paths. No bikes scooters, skateboards etc are allowed. It is a bit rich when you cant even walk safely on a path and even richer when a young kid has a go at you for doing so!
dthought
  • 19th Jul 2011 11:22am

Hi Cat

I disagree about the scooters. I let my kids ride scooters to and from the shops. But I don't do it unspervised and I remind them to ensure they respect the rights of other walkers. Scooters can only be used on the footpath, especially by little kids. I also ride a foot powered scooter myself (mid-40's dad) especially when I am with my kids.

If you want to talk about wheels on the footpath then elderly people in their powered chairs are just as savage and selfish as some junior bike riders. We have a couple in our town who seem to be only to happy to charge at pedestrians when they get the chance.

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