Bicycler wrote:I'm a driver.
We don't have motor roads in my area*.
We have shared use pedestrian, horse, and vehicle roads.
Should dogs generally wander free until another road user approaches at which point the owner can call it to heel or put it on a short lead? After all, what is the worst case? That these other road users have to STOP?
Surely not a problem unless you believe these shared roads are for time trialling.
*Actually we do have one or two
A bit ridiculous perhaps, but there's a serious point here. Surely our national cycle network ought to be a network optimised for cycling, where cycling is quick and convenient. Cycling on a cycle route shouldn't be a slower, more subservient experience than using the roads.
As a point of information, the legal status of many shared use paths is "cycle track".
I don't see what it's ridiculous. That's exactly what our road network is, a shared resource.
The tragedy of the commons doesn't require an individual to take more than their fair share, a group can - and in the case of motor vehicles, they do.
The true ridiculousness is that the road users who kill and maim are not taught and expected to be prepared to stop. They are not taught that the safety of all road users is more important than their maximum speed...