Maybe I know the answer, maybe I don't, maybe I just want to post and read as if I'm hearing the sound of my own voice.
I'm on a ride behind the schools, using the training loop that has a section I call the "Dimple", since there's a brief kicker climb that makes me or breaks me. As I'm going up, I do notice a couple of hikers coming down. Mind you, this section is a jeep trail, so it's nice and wide. I hit a loose spot, lose momentum, and become Joe Hike-A-Biker. I'm pushing on what would be the cleaner left side, and these hikers decide instead of continuing down the slightly rockier right side, they'll cross into my line of travel, forcing me to cross to the right side. Though I am pushing my bike, it just struck me as odd that they would cross into my line.
What is the ett-e-kit in such a situation? I know riders going uphill have the right of way, however, when hikers are involved coming down?
Thanks for your input, and maybe I will start night riding and avoid the human race altogether......
I'm on a ride behind the schools, using the training loop that has a section I call the "Dimple", since there's a brief kicker climb that makes me or breaks me. As I'm going up, I do notice a couple of hikers coming down. Mind you, this section is a jeep trail, so it's nice and wide. I hit a loose spot, lose momentum, and become Joe Hike-A-Biker. I'm pushing on what would be the cleaner left side, and these hikers decide instead of continuing down the slightly rockier right side, they'll cross into my line of travel, forcing me to cross to the right side. Though I am pushing my bike, it just struck me as odd that they would cross into my line.
What is the ett-e-kit in such a situation? I know riders going uphill have the right of way, however, when hikers are involved coming down?
Thanks for your input, and maybe I will start night riding and avoid the human race altogether......