Walking paths or bike paths?
On PSU's main campus, there are many "paths" that run between the main roads through the campus. These paths are not illegal to ride bikes on and are aimed more for walkers than anything else. On these paths are pedestrians aware that they should stay to the right or not take up the whole path with their friends? Not only for cyclists to ride by but so on coming foot traffic doesn't have to step off the "paths" and into the grass/snow/dirt? Not only on the paths is this a problem, but on parts of campus, roads are either closed or to the pedestrian's right of way and in these areas, bicycles can still ride through. In many cases I have seen pedestrians walk across the road or "path" and not look either way for traffic of any sort, whether it be a bike, another pedestrian or even a car. Walking is undoubtedly the most popular way around campus, but that does not mean pedestrians own everything they walk on. In the case that there is a "walk" next to a road, cyclists SHOULD ride on the road and not the side walk, and pedestrians SHOULD NOT walk in the road. In the case of paths and closed roads and cross walks, pedestrians AND cyclists should be aware of their surroundings and be polite and stay to the right and not take up the whole path. Nothing is more annoying than trying to ride up and path on a bike to be blocked by four sorority girls walking four abreast across the path. Mainly, we should treat these paths as roads themselves where faster bicycles should be able to pass on the left and the slower traffic, the pedestrians should stay to the right and be aware whats going on around them. ciao.
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