Shared use path/lanes?

[mjr]

It's a shared use wossname as there's no line down the middle and no line on the blue and white sign.

Nope, it's a cycle track and only shared use in that most highways are.

The trees in the middle of the path are a nice touch tough.

I thought the black post slalom course was even better. More challenging in 2009 before they had reflective bands added:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3...5Qn4RpYuYMCAQ7-aJw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e3

 

[Racing roadkill]

The amount of times I encounter just this situation, is remarkable. The other cyclist should stay left, just like on a road. Unfortunately there is no set in stone law for cycle paths. You just have to manage the situation as it arises. The thing that really grips my gooch, is people walking their dogs, children etc, in a clearly marked, segregated cycle lane, now they always get a shout, it's not rocket science, the bit with the bike on it ( sometimes the Tarmac is even a different colour) is for a bike. Anyway, this is why I avoid cycle lanes / shared paths, whenever I can.

 

[mjr]

Unfortunately there is no set in stone law for cycle paths.

Cycle tracks are basically highways and so the same law applies - there's just even less chance of enforcement. So you and them should both keep left, but if they don't and you deliberately collide in some misguided attempt to punish them then don't expect the insurance to settle in your favour (which is similar to what would happen on the road if you deliberately crash into someone who's made a daft manoeuver).

The thing that really grips my gooch, is people walking their dogs, children etc, in a clearly marked, segregated cycle lane, now they always get a shout, it's not rocket science, the bit with the bike on it ( sometimes the Tarmac is even a different colour) is for a bike.

I find a bell usually works to warn people that a bike's approaching, but that might need a certain density of cyclists with bells in an area for people to recognise it as a bike rather than someone's novelty ringtone Still beats cycling along with a motorist trying to drive onto my pannier rack, though.

 

[summerdays]

I use cycle paths regularly on my commute, today the Bristol and Bath and the ring road path. From my experience, generally cyclists still to their left hand side, overtaking on the right, mostly without using bells. There is one section going past the MOD where cyclists and pedestrians stick to their marked side, due to the number of pedestrians coming out of the train station, so on the half nearest the MOD fence cyclists still cycle to the left hand side, but now only on half the path, and we still pass without any major calamity. And at the gate into the MOD the pedestrians line up and cross after looking normally and you just watch for those who aren't looking.

I don't mind where the pedestrians are... As long as they keep walking in a straight line I can work out which side to pass them, and it is all done fairly fluidly, just adjusting your speed to suit the situation!

 

[Tim Hall]

The thing that really grips my gooch, is people walking their dogs, children etc, in a clearly marked, segregated cycle lane, now they always get a shout, it's not rocket science, the bit with the bike on it ( sometimes the Tarmac is even a different colour) is for a bike. Anyway, this is why I avoid cycle lanes / shared paths, whenever I can.

Except they're allowed on there. And shouting at people isn't nice.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Except they're allowed on there. And shouting at people isn't nice.

I don't give a monkeys, it's a rights and responsibilities issue again. They have the 'right' to do it, they have a responsibility not to ( ie to stay the hell out of the SEGREGATED cycle bit). If they don't like being shouted at, don't walk in the bit for cycles.

 

[Tim Hall]

I don't give a monkeys, it's a rights and responsibilities issue again. They have the 'right' to do it, they have a responsibility not to ( ie to stay the hell out of the SEGREGATED cycle bit). If they don't like being shouted at, don't walk in the bit for cycles.

Classy.

 

[mjr]

Classy.

Is it "What's it like when a motorist rides a bike with the same attitude as when they drive?", Alex?

 

[NorthernDave]

The cycling part of the path / track / footway is usually the side with the broken glass on it....

 

[Tin Pot]

Cycle tracks are basically highways and so the same law applies - there's just even less chance of enforcement. So you and them should both keep left, but if they don't and you deliberately collide in some misguided attempt to punish them then don't expect the insurance to settle in your favour (which is similar to what would happen on the road if you deliberately crash into someone who's made a daft manoeuver).


I find a bell usually works to warn people that a bike's approaching, but that might need a certain density of cyclists with bells in an area for people to recognise it as a bike rather than someone's novelty ringtone Still beats cycling along with a motorist trying to drive onto my pannier rack, though.

Cheers.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Classy.

In the box.

 

[Racing roadkill]

The cycling part of the path / track / footway is usually the side with the broken glass on it....

Another good reason, why I avoid them like the plague.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Cycle tracks are basically highways and so the same law applies - there's just even less chance of enforcement. So you and them should both keep left, but if they don't and you deliberately collide in some misguided attempt to punish them then don't expect the insurance to settle in your favour (which is similar to what would happen on the road if you deliberately crash into someone who's made a daft manoeuver).


I find a bell usually works to warn people that a bike's approaching, but that might need a certain density of cyclists with bells in an area for people to recognise it as a bike rather than someone's novelty ringtone Still beats cycling along with a motorist trying to drive onto my pannier rack, though.

Most of the ones I encounter, have their headphones on, or are in a little world of their own, or on their phone or something. They rarely respond to / hear a bell. I find a loud "OI" gets their attention though.

 

[summerdays]

Most of the ones I encounter, have their headphones on, or are in a little world of their own, or on their phone or something. They rarely respond to / hear a bell. I find a loud "OI" gets their attention though.

But it's a shared space, just reduce the speed a little, and pass around them, if it's not wide enough, sit behind then till it is wide enough to pass. It's no different than how we would like to be treated by cars.

 

[Racing roadkill]

But it's a shared space, just reduce the speed a little, and pass around them, if it's not wide enough, sit behind then till it is wide enough to pass. It's no different than how we would like to be treated by cars.

You'd be surprised how switched off some people can be, anyway, my specific point ( which was a bit clouded by troll mist) was aimed at people who are in a well segregated part of a cycle track, that is to say there is a physical barrier ( a small kerb / different level, different colour). If they are daft enough to walk in that bit, then they tend to need more encouragement / vocal highlight as to the presence of a bike. A 'standard' shared path, with no physical segregation / just a white line, it's actually no problem to just go round them. With a split level / physically segregated path, that's often quite a risky manouvre ( especially if it's wet / covered in slippery leaves / frost / ice ).