Pedestrians and bicycles do not mix safely, especially on our narrow gravel paths and trails, or on our few village sidewalks. All of our pedestrian ways do not have a lot of room for either walkers or cyclists to maneuver, and even much less room when they co-mingle.
Our paths and trails have very few straight sections and wander with many curves and some small hills that make for short clear sightlines. Bicycles move much faster than pedestrians, and many pedestrians do not always walk in predictable fashion or straight lines along the paths and trails.
In fact, pedestrians on narrow paths and walkways can be a hazard to cyclists and could cause an accident if they were to be startled by finding a bicycle suddenly coming their way and move unpredictably--trying to get out of the way--and end up becoming in the way.
The best and safest advice: cyclists, use the roads and not the paths, trails, or our few sidewalks.
