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Originally Posted by maviczap
Mixing cyclists and pedestrians is just the stupidest idea ever. Yes, if I ever did use them, then I would slow down, but I don't use them because pedestrians are as unpredictable as horses.
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That unpredictability of pedestrians quote is spot on. Half of them have blocked out their hearing with music and ignore you (bell or cheery call) and the other half jump a mile and assume you're about to mow them down. And around here they believe the whole shared path is theirs to use and cyclists should bugger off.
The Monkey's degree dissertation looked at this topic and determined fully segregated and dedicated paths were preferred by all and better used. This is fine if properly planned and maintained but apart from places like Milton Keynes they never are!