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Julie says:
>While it is certainly true that there are a lot of trail users who are
>not well-versed in the rules of trail etiquette, it is also the case that
>these are indeed shared use trails. Strollers and other slower-moving
>folks have just as much right to be on the Mt. Vernon and other trails as
>does Mr. XYZ, who I am assuming is a fast-moving bicyclist.

In response to Mr. XYZ, who said
:>> There seem to be an impossible number of dumbshits on the
>> Mt. Vernon trail.
>>

Whereupon he enumerates said classes.  Mr. XYZ, you miss
my personal favorite:  People passing bikes with child trailers in
tow, who zoom by silently with no warning.  When I ride with the
30-lb sail, I need a LOT more time to react, and have my attention
split more ways than when I'm biking alone.   Isn't there a rule for the
Mt. Vernon trail that cyclists must give audible warning when they 
pass?  It's MOST dangerous when I am getting ready to pass a 
slower moving cyclist ahead of me.  Yes, even the ants might want to
pass the snails, but we need more lead time.  If you can't be patient, 
maybe there's someplace else you need to be riding than the Mt. 
Vernon trail.  Either that, or decaffinate.  Thank you.


                                                           -A.