| Re: Ride with music or not?
"Badger_South" <Badger@South.net> wrote in message
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> Just be aware, and I say this with all sympathy towards you and prejudice
> towards the person who merged into you - had it come to adjudication, you
> would be the one most likely found at fault, b/c you were allegedly the
> faster and overtaking vehicle. (I presume she was riding also?). If the
> person was on skates or jogging or walking, then it would also be judged
> your fault, as the 'faster vehicle'.
Depends. Some multi-use paths (such as those in some State parks in
Pennsylvania) are legal roadways. Bicyclists are subject to the same rules
as other vehicle operators, including the one banning headset use while
operating a vehicle.
Not something that's often enforced, but a cyclist wearing phones on a
roadway (even one where motor vehicles are restricted) might have trouble
blaming someone else for a collision.
RichC
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