I can echo this - in my experience, most (just about "all") encounters with pedestrians or cyclists are quite civil with both the pedestrians/cyclists and I being polite and considerate.deeferdonk wrote: ↑24 Jan 2022, 6:16pm Has made me think. The new highway code clarifies that cyclists should give way to pedestrians on shared use paths. At the minute I would say pedestrians usually give way to me when paths aren't that wide . .
The way I understand the OP is that this was not a case of priority/giving way between different parties on their way but of the other parties purposefully obstructing the OP from making his way even after the OP made his presence and purpose known. That's a different kettle of fish in my reckoning and was intended to precipitate either a confrontation or an overt act of undeserved deference.