Quote Originally Posted by TrekTheKaty View Post
I hate to say it, but there is more hostility towards cyclists coming my way. My sister has been informed by our local park rangers, that there have been numerous instances of pedestrian-cyclist crashes at our local park involving injuries/broken bones. They are going to start giving tickets.

I have no back-up information, but can only assume the tickets are for cyclists. Of course, it must be our fault. No need to repeat the thread about clueless pedestrians who are oblivious to their surroundings.
GOOD FOR THE PARK!

On a MUT a) cyclists must ALWAYS yield to pedestrians b) It is ALWAYS the responsibility of the person passing to ensure it's safe.

Unlike on a road the other people can be as oblivious and stupid as they want and the above two things still apply in full force.

IMO, many many cyclists (on both MUTs and roads) NEED to be ticketed much more frequently. They routinely endanger themselves and others and give the rest of us a black eye (which then endangers all of us, physically, and from an access point of view). It's high time "we" (collective we) start paying for it. Excessive speed (on most areas of most MUTs that's anything >15mph), unsafe passing, reckless endangerment; you name it I've seen it (as a cyclist AND a pedestrian) and I'd really love to see my fellow brethren getting hit in the wallet for it!

If you are cycling safely then you have nothing to worry about.

I think it would be fair to ask them to clarify just what they are looking to ticket for, clarify the expected rules and guidelines, and post signage to that effect if it's not already there (ie: speed limits, "do not pass" signs and stripes in unsafe areas, "walk right, pass left" signs, etc).

I think it's also fair to ask them to consider the consequences of some of the pedestrian's actions as well (in addition to those of the cyclists). I for one would LOVE to see "no leashes longer than 6ft" signs to basically outlaw the retractable crap and people that let their dogs run all over the trail (and you can't SEE those leashes when they are stretched out either!!!). But as for people being oblivious to their surroundings, I think that's just going to happen and is to be expected in that type of environment. It's not really something the park can go around ticketing for (unlike excessive speed if a speed limit is posted, 6'+++ leashes, etc. which are more concrete infractions).