Travelling side-by-side along the bikepath, my fellow rider and i realised someone right behind us. Oops, we were blocking the way. I went ahead, so he could pass us.
"Thanks mate!" he cheerfully said, disappearing into the distance.
"No worries" i assured him (though i'm not sure if my voice carried to him).
It was a pleasant and polite exchange, which i was regaling to my fellow rider - whilst making the point that interaction on pathways is the opposite of the irritated honking and road rage that goes along with cars.
As we (I) talked, the bikeway and pedestrian path merged into one (with sides marked for walkers and riders). A couple with a pram were approaching us, but the man pushing the pram was distracted by the scenery and didn't realise he was on the rider side, until he saw us.
"Sorry mate" he offered, while skillfully manouvering himself and the pram back to walker territory.
"No problems" i replied (he'd done so with plenty of time to spare).
"OK, point proven." was the comment from my fellow rider (as if i'd organised the pram guy merely to prove me earlier point). Though she also added that part of the difference is that cars have the "potential to kill someone". That kind makes people more on edge.
I guess she's right. It's also another good reason not to be part of that scene.
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ps. "
path peace" is my term for the opposite of road rage.
