Running etiquette on downhill passing — like downhill skiing (a art lost to snowboarding), the passing skier would shout out, “Passing on the left/right.” Likewise in running this is the norm — at least locally and personally. When cycling on the week-end, as a SERIOUS cyclist and as MERELY as a commuter (OBJECTION on both parts!), I’ve carried this tradition. Unfortunately, some of those traveling on same trail or path have been wearing headphones and can’t hear these advance warnings — noobs! Were you wearing headphones?

Too nuanced?

I tend to be a very rules bound person in the strongly held belief that we all get along better if we just follow the rules. I do this especially when driving or biking but also as a runner and in the gym. I agree that following the etiquette as a more experienced person in any area set a good example for newbies, who I think will be more likely to give up if they have a bad experience when breaking rules (which are there for a reason).

She maintains a good attitude but I just wonder if she will be riding next year.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/commute-becomes-a-bicycle-jam-in-biggestever-ride-to-work-20111012-1ljwz.html#ixzz1aZQduzf5

However, there are some things I do which others might say brand me as a Bad Cycling Citizen:
- If the way is clear, I coast through stop signs – Starting and stopping are probably the two most dangerous activities I do on my bike, so I try to avoid doing them if they’re not absolutely necessary, and stopping in front of an impatient morning commuter in a few tons of rolling steel seems to me to be a VERY bad idea.
- If the way is clear, I coast through stop LIGHTS – I do this for the same reasons I do it for stop signs.
- If the so-called “speed limit” is 35mph/48kph for the road, I ride the sidewalk – Motorists in Phoenix seem to really dislike having their “speed impeded” on these roads, and I’m not about to challenge them for the lane on my puny little bike.