If you are talking on a portable phone and walking an unleashed dog on the heavily pedestrian- and cycle-trafficked Burke-Gilman Trail, on the right-hand side of the pavement (i.e., with your back to traffic approaching from behind you), should you be startled when someone on a bicycle passes you? Could this really be the very first time such a thing has happened to you today? A cyclist may alert you of his/her approach with bell or voice, but if your traffic-side ear is otherwise occupied, it is possible you might be oblivious to the cyclist's best efforts.
And of course, what the untethered dog is going to do is anyone's guess.
Posted by Charles on July 18, 2003 11:51 AM