can't post this in the crazy drivers section as...

[XMcShiftersonX]

I can't believe that the mayor got hit too! His response to the whole situation is priceless:

'Law was walking the trail with his wife last Sunday afternoon. A group of cyclists started coming toward them, while two other cyclists were coming up behind them. The two cyclists were trying to squeeze between the Laws and the oncoming group when the first guy changed his mind and braked. His buddy hit him, and they both toppled over — one of them, onto the mayor.'

"They were just stupid," Law said. "I guess you can't regulate common sense."

It's true though, they obviously were (or inexperienced) and not following the rules of the trail. Unlike the man that hit the lady who died...

'And, sadly, I heard from Steve West, who was riding the Cedar River Trail with his son the morning Mapelli was hit, and came upon the scene soon after hearing "a huge thump."

Witnesses described to West how the cyclist called, "On your left!" and how Mapelli didn't seem to know what to do. She "appeared agitated," one witness said, turned right and then darted left across the trail, directly in front of the lead cyclist. He made hard turn in a failed attempt to miss her, and they both landed off the trail.'

Unfortunately these two stories will likely get clumped together to fuel some pedestrians and motorists disdain for cyclists. But, I think there needs to be more education on trails about what the term "On your left" means for pedestrians because obviously there's a lot of confusion about this. They need to know when they hear that they either stay where they are or they move to the right.