No kidding. I ride in Plano Texas where everybody is somebody, somebody special. My last three rides
went like this: high speed climb with a tight loop and I encountered a two year old on the track.
Off to the trees and a nice slick knee. Two days later, a family stops me on the same climb to ask
directions, I clip out like a retard and down on an already bruised hip. Next day, dog sans leash
and a full force deltoid bruise which will keep me road only for at least two weeks. Wonder what
part of off road biking these walkers are into? Mike.
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> The local city park has about 7 miles of dedicated mountain bike trail. Nothing spectacular, but
> fun to ride and only ten minutes from my house. The trails consists of three loops of singletrack
> linked by a fire road. All three loops are marked with entrances from the fire road, and the
exits
> back onto the road are posted with good-sized "Do Not Enter" signs. The intent is obviously to
> have one way traffic on the singletrack portions of the trail.
>
> Over the past few weeks, I've passed over a dozen riders coming at me from the wrong
> direction. The first few surprised the hell out of me, then I started commenting on the way
> by, something like, "Hey, this is a one-way loop," or "wrong direction," or "travel goes this
> way." Usually I just
got
> a blank stare in return. On today's ride, I just rode by without
commenting
> as it seems I'm fighting a losing battle.
>
> I must say that most have has politely pulled off to the side to let me pass, a sort of tacit
> acknowledgement that I had the right of way. None
the
> less, it still irks me a bit. My biggest beef is that I'm not expecting someone to be coming at me
> with a closure rate of 20+mph on a skinny
forest
> track. My assumption on a one way trail is that there wont't be any
riders
> coming at me. Everytime it happens it gives me a bit of a start, and several times I've been
> forced to brake to make sure there would be clearance to pass. Not that big a deal, its just that
> I'm not expecting other riders when coming around corners or pointing downhill.
>
> Personally I could care less if the trails are uni- or bidirectional, I'm sure any safety benefits
> are marginal as long as everyone knows what to expect. That said, as long as they are marked one
> way I assume people should adhere to them or else constitue a hazard for those who expect the
> trail to be clear of oncoming riders. Is riding backwards on a one way trail an etiquitte breach,
> a safety issue, an annoynace, or all three? Or am I just too uptight? Intersted to hear other's
> opinions and related experiences.
>
> Tom