The only place pedestrians have the right of way is in crosswalks. Cars generally have the right of way in streets–if there is no sidewalk, pedestrians are supposed to walk at the edge of the road, facing traffic. No one expects cars to drive 3 MPH when meeting or overtaking pedestrians on the street, and I, also, don’t slow down for pedestrians either on streets or on bike paths. I have never seen any laws regarding bike path use, but I have always treated bike paths like streetsñrestricted to non-motorized traffic, but streets, nonetheless. You discussed rules of the road and rules of the sidewalk, but you did not discuss rules of the bike path or of the multi-use path. I attended the October legal clinic for bicyclists, and since then I have thought of another question. The topic for this column was the subject of a recent e-mail message from a bicyclist who attended a recent legal clinic.
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