yes. My stepfather was about 80 when he quit walking on a MUP, because of this incident: a cyclist came up behind him and probably said "on your left" and he heard "LEFT" so he went LEFT and got hit and knocked down. Is it his FAULT? Our society is based on taking care of the more vulnerable parts of it. The cyclist should have been ready to stop, based on the possibility that he might not hear you, and he certainly can't see you.
I agree however, that they aren't making it any easier by wearing headphones so they can't hear you no matter what and we really shouldn't have to hand out warnings "Bicycles use this multiple use path, beware" you know?
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