Dear Tyler Park pedestrians,
Fall is a wonderful time of
year for a walk through the
park. Seasonal foliage and
brisk, invigorating walks can
really save you from seasonal
depression.
But, when you walk haphazardly
across trails, take up
the entire trail chatting with
your friends or chase after
your unleashed poodle, you
are setting yourself up for
disaster.
I could break you while I
am riding my bike at 20-odd
miles an hour.
Are you really shuffling
your child in a stroller in figure
eights, chasing after your
other toddlers?
More importantly, you
could injure me. Not cool
when I know how to pass and
follow a trail.
Unless you live in one of
those countries that drive on
the opposite side of the road,
you know things like roads,
sidewalks and pathways are
traveled on the right.
Not across the entire path.
Not on the left. Not in the
center.
As well, you pass on the
right.
Freezing up or darting in
the wrong direction is only
going to get you hit.
Annoyingly, on hills this lack
of direction is my burden.
I am pumping my legs up a
steep grade and you are wiggling
in front of me in my
way. Or you stop and watch.
Well, I really don’t want to hit
you, so what do I have to do?
Stop.
How easy is it to start biking
again mid-hill?
Not easy.
Here’s what you need to do:
keep to the right. Be conscious
of those that are in the
park everyday and just
wanna get their workout on.
If you are ever confused as
to what is right and what is
left, I recommend holding up
your hands in front of you.
The index and thumb of your
left hand makes an “L” shape.
L for left. The other hand
would then be your right.
Thank you.