Quote Originally Posted by WVGeo View Post
I think the weirdest almost-collision with a pedestrian I ever had when I was biking years ago was when I was coming up on a woman on the Mt. Vernon bike trail and I called out "Passing on your left!" and pulled to the left, as had always been standard practice. Instead of just letting me go by, she yelled "No! Right!" and stepped into my path. I was able to jerk the bike to the right and not hit her, but it was a near thing.
Wow, that is bizarre.

But it points up what I was saying in the other thread. It's obvious which lane cyclists are supposed to be in on a MUP. But for pedestrians, it's unnatural to be in the right lane with their back to traffic. If there are no posted rules stating that all traffic should keep right except to pass, it's no wonder if pedestrians get confused about that.