Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
Yes I do think that people can become too complacent in a park setting - they wouldn't think about walking in the middle of the street elsewhere would they?
Well, actually . . . our city seems to be on a roll with fatal pedestrian/car accidents. People keep just walking out in the middle of the street thinking they have the right of way, causing cars to have to stop. However when its dark and drivers cannot see the pedestrians, they get hit and killed. We had 6 such incidents last year in a city of 85,000 people, in all cases the driver was determined NOT to be at fault. I myself have had to suddenly stop to avoid hitting people in the street in the dark 4 times in the last 4 months.

People are stupid, and you can be annoyed at them all you want, but its not going to change their behavior. People don't pay enough attention when they drive, they pay even less attention when they are strolling about, especially on their phones. When I ride on the multi-use paths, I know I just have to be vigilant and I can only pick up speed when I can see far ahead that no one is going to get in my way. I agree you have every right to be frustrated at these clueless people, but I really don't think there is anything you can do about it.