Originally Posted by
InTheRain
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The biggest issue for me... dogwalkers that have those leashes that stretch all the way across the trail or they let their dogs go off leash.
Those can be very hazardous to bicyclists especially fast riding ones if the dog is where you can't see it and you get your wheel deflected by the leash. I've had some close calls where idiots with thin dark-colour retractable leashes have them played all the way out and rover is in the bushes at the side of the trail and can't be seen and the leash is just high enough to clothesline my front wheel but the leash is invisible. I avoid busy trails whenever possible and try to plan rides on them for when there are few people.
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