"But I'll go out on a limb here a bit too - you did something that was not so nice or smart yourself. If the trail was a multiuse trail you as a walker need to be aware of your surroundings and you should not suddenly stop,"
Our relative speed was high, so whether we suddnely stopped or not would not make much difference as far as safety is concerned. Now if two cars are tailgating, the one infront should not suddenly stop.
Plus, when baby cries, mothers instinct would be to stop regardless.
"nor should you block the trail by stopping so many people right in the middle of it."
They had enough space on both sides.
"If you need to stop, be considerate of the other users and go off the trail to do it."
Off trail wasn't easily accessible.
"I think the guys likely had the right to be frustrated at you."
They could have talked to us like two human beings.
"It doesn't excuse the swearing, but you may have nearly caused them to crash, or they may have been (and again this does not excuse them swearing at you) taking out some frustrations on you for the times they have almost crashed."
They were far when they started cursing, and they continued to curse long after they passed us.
Our relative speed was high, so whether we suddnely stopped or not would not make much difference as far as safety is concerned. Now if two cars are tailgating, the one infront should not suddenly stop.
Plus, when baby cries, mothers instinct would be to stop regardless.
"nor should you block the trail by stopping so many people right in the middle of it."
They had enough space on both sides.
"If you need to stop, be considerate of the other users and go off the trail to do it."
Off trail wasn't easily accessible.
"I think the guys likely had the right to be frustrated at you."
They could have talked to us like two human beings.
"It doesn't excuse the swearing, but you may have nearly caused them to crash, or they may have been (and again this does not excuse them swearing at you) taking out some frustrations on you for the times they have almost crashed."
They were far when they started cursing, and they continued to curse long after they passed us.