Originally Posted by
kayakindude
Fellow Massman here,
I was on the East Bay bike-path last Saturday. In RI MUPs are treated as roads, so pedestrians walk facing traffic. I had a roller blader come right at me, so I told her she was on the wrong side of the road. She yelled something back at me that I could not make out. Because she was on wheels I didn't look at her as being a pedestrian...was I wrong? I'm thinking wheels (skateboard, rollerblades, scooters) ride with traffic, not against?
That's a really good question. Anyone from RI know if there's a correct answer? I really like the RI system with the bikes and pedestrians facing each other, but I've only ridden in the state twice. The little wheel folks are just about halfway between the speed of walking and riding a bike, so the logic could work either way, and it just needs to be a clear rule, however arbitrary.