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10-06-2003, 06:45 AM

In article <fh6851-mo4.ln1@jowls.lairds.org>, Kyler@news.Lairds.org
says...

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> Dog walkers should control their dogs. A dog can dart around the
> walker walking on the left side of the trail. At least on the
> right side, the walker can stay to the far right with a leash held
> short enough to prevent the dog from crossing the centerline.

Amazingly enough, I had a *good* experience with a dog walker
yesterday:

I was riding on the 3-ft wide shoulder of a 30 mph road and noticed
the dog walker coming toward me with two dogs on leashes on the same
shoulder I was on. When he saw me, probably 100ft or so ahead, he
pulled the dogs off into the grass on the side of the road, obviously
to keep them from getting in my way or going into the traffic lane
after me. As I approached him, I pulled well out into the lane and
said thanks, and we both went on our way. I could see why he pulled
the dogs over; one of them was straining at the leash toward me as I
went by, though the other one didn't seem to care.

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10-06-2003, 06:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
David Kerber Posts: n/a	Re: Multiuse trail rules: Left or Right side walking? In article <fh6851-mo4.ln1@jowls.lairds.org>, Kyler@news.Lairds.org says... .... > Dog walkers should control their dogs. A dog can dart around the > walker walking on the left side of the trail. At least on the > right side, the walker can stay to the far right with a leash held > short enough to prevent the dog from crossing the centerline. Amazingly enough, I had a good experience with a dog walker yesterday: I was riding on the 3-ft wide shoulder of a 30 mph road and noticed the dog walker coming toward me with two dogs on leashes on the same shoulder I was on. When he saw me, probably 100ft or so ahead, he pulled the dogs off into the grass on the side of the road, obviously to keep them from getting in my way or going into the traffic lane after me. As I approached him, I pulled well out into the lane and said thanks, and we both went on our way. I could see why he pulled the dogs over; one of them was straining at the leash toward me as I went by, though the other one didn't seem to care. -- Dave Kerber Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying! REAL programmers write self-modifying code.