Quote Originally Posted by Deborajen
Around here, the big problem on bike/jogging/walking trails is roller bladers who wear headphones. When you come up behind those and they're zigzagging the entire width of the path, deaf to the world around them, good luck getting past safely.
I totally agree about the roller bladers - scary! Yesterday I did a ride on a nice multi-use path, and had to pass 4 roller bladers at different times - I was afraid I would be body-checked into traffic or the bay - there was no way to make contact - I could hear their music blasting out of the earphones as I passed. Generaly the peds and runners were pretty good - the only other hazards were the super-cyclists - passing at top speed (25+mph ) with no calling out - just wearing those little biker caps, not even helmets - it makes me so mad - when I get my breath back, I usually yell out - "call out please!"