It was at 7:30am on a Sunday along the 4 mile straight between Jones and Tobay.
22mph... is not that fast. I normally average 15mph over a 30+ mile ride and can tell you with a tailwind on that stretch I can do 22mph for the length.
The problem with the bike path is, it's NOT a bike path. Its a MUP meaning it's for walkers, runners, cyclists, skaters and skateboarders. It's for parents pushing a stroller, a 6 year old on a bike with training wheels and kids on scooters.
While you can see slower people ahead, you can't anticipate people stopping in the middle of the path to talk on the cell phone or tie their shoes or ride 3 abreast or all the other self absorbed things they do. They don't understand that there are others on the path. That they should not have music playing in both ears so they can hear you announce "on your left". That if they need to stop, they should step off the path and not block it. That they should not have their dog on a 8 foot leash or running loose.
I'm real careful when using the paths and only use them early in the AM. And never assume anything when passing someone unless i have eye contact.
Most of my riding is on the streets.... it's just safer.