[Cdt-l] Biker/Hiker Protocol

[Karl Gottshalk]

I've only hiked the Colorado Trail, and the bikers were universally
courteous and polite there.

Karl
On Dec 14, 2012 10:05 AM, "Jim and_or Ginny Owen" <spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

>  Steven -
> I've been there.  And his experience is NOT unique.  In general, I've
> found mountain bikers to
> be rude, crude and inconsiderate of other trail users.  One of them
> recently nearly ran over my dog
> at high speed - and didn't even bother to look back.  The experience has
> been the same in all of the
> 46 States I've hiked in. The basic mountain bike attitude is "I want to
> gofast, so I will - and the hikers
> can damn well get out of my way".  You may be different, but I have no
> reason to believe that
> given your attitude on this forum.
>
>
>
> > From: wingnut.hiker at gmail.com
> > To: len5742 at gmail.com; cdt-l at backcountry.net
> > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:12:34 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Biker/Hiker Protocol
> >
> > That is a crock. I doubt you've ever even been there.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cdt-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:
> cdt-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> > On Behalf Of Len Glassner
> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:09 PM
> > To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [Cdt-l] Biker/Hiker Protocol
> >
> > This from coloradotrail.org, see under 'Regulations':
> >
> > "Cyclists should similarly obey the courtesy of allowing hikers (as well
> as
> > horse-back riders) the right-of-way, just as vehicles do on city
> streets."
> >
> > http://coloradotrail.org/camp.html
> >
> > And this from the IMBA website:
> >
> > "YIELD APPROPRIATELY:...Bicyclists should yield to other non-motorized
> trail
> > users, unless the trail is clearly signed for bike-only travel."
> >
> > http://www.imba.com/resources/risk-management/shared-trails
> >
> > Why does noone, and I mean NO ONE, follow this protocol? Not once on the
> > CT. Save for the last day, as I approached the southern CT terminus, a
> guy
> > dismounted as I approached. Astonished, I told him he was the first to do
> > that in a month. His response: 'I'm from California.' lol.
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