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Kaymyth:
--- Quote from: CzarinaBurrito on April 12, 2010, 11:56:01 AM ---
2) Give an audible warning before passing.
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More specifically, it's a good idea to indicate which side you're going to be passing them on; i.e., "To your left!" or "To your right!"
Pinky830:
"Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints." Never, EVER throw trash on the trail, and don't decide that the ladyslipper you just passed will look great in your yard and you just have to dig it up. Ladyslippers have become a threatened species in Georgia for that sole reason.
JoanOfArc:
--- Quote from: Kaymyth on July 12, 2010, 03:16:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: CzarinaBurrito on April 12, 2010, 11:56:01 AM ---
2) Give an audible warning before passing.
--- End quote ---
More specifically, it's a good idea to indicate which side you're going to be passing them on; i.e., "To your left!" or "To your right!"
--- End quote ---
In the US, you should really pass on the left, as you do on the highway.
Kaymyth:
--- Quote from: JoanOfArc on July 12, 2010, 04:05:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: Kaymyth on July 12, 2010, 03:16:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: CzarinaBurrito on April 12, 2010, 11:56:01 AM ---
2) Give an audible warning before passing.
--- End quote ---
More specifically, it's a good idea to indicate which side you're going to be passing them on; i.e., "To your left!" or "To your right!"
--- End quote ---
In the US, you should really pass on the left, as you do on the highway.
--- End quote ---
This is, in general, true. Though there are enough international folks on the board to warrant listing both, methinks.
Also, the trails DF and I ride are for cyclists and pedestrians, and we do sometimes encounter the latter clustering on the "wrong" side of the trail, or people who are just a step off the side of the trail and could conceivably step back on if not given the verbal warning.
RooRoo:
Jumping in late!
Thank you to all the cyclists who have sung out "On your left!" as they came up on me from behind. I really appreciate it.
When approaching someone from behind who has a dog on one of those long leashes,
1. announce yourself.
2. slow down to give them more time to get their dog under control.
3. be prepared for the human to cross to the side their dog is on. (I don't want my dog to run in front of your bike when I call him/her to heel.)
(Note: I've never had a problem with this. In fact, I've had several say "thank you" when I've called my dog to heel.)
Horse note: I can't speak for other states, but in Oregon (23 years ago) and Colorado, if a horseback rider puts one hand in the air, it's a warning that the horse might spook. By law, the operator of the approaching vehicle must swing wide or do whatever it takes to avoid the horse.
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