Riding Two/Three Abreast on Trails - Inconsiderate Bicyclists

[OakLeaf]

When I run in town, at least once a week I have to scream, and sometimes check up, to avoid running head-on into this kind of people on foot.

I'll be running at most an 8 m/m (7-1/2 mph) and they're typically walking at most a 20 m/m (3 mph), usually slower on both counts.

But they are not paying enough attention to even notice that I'm there in time for me to pass. When I'm up in their face three feet away from them, they startle and are shocked at how I got so close without them noticing. (I'm talking situations like a bridge with railings on both sides, or a road with heavy traffic - I'm not even talking about the times when I have the option to leave the sidewalk and run in the road to avoid someone, more often someone riding their bicycle on the sidewalk than pedestrians.)

(This is the amount of attention people pay when they drive, too.)


On the bike, I handle it the same way I do when approaching someone from the rear. Bell first, normal "passing" voice second, horn third, scream fourth, stop if I have to.