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This is the most arrogant comment I've seen on FR in a long time.

Now, for the rest of the story.

I've witnessed up close and personal two crashes on my local multi use trail. Both were head on collisions between bike and roller blader. In both instances, the oh so wonderful roller blader, taking complete leave of their senses skated directly into the path of the oncoming bike. Rollerbladers use up the entire trail, are generally riding and chatting 3-4 wide (or in your case, one wide is just as bad. I can do sarcasm too!) and have absolutely no situational awareness or care for other users of the trail. It's often significantly safer to ride a bike on the road.

Look, we can trade anectodal evidence all day. My primary beef is with folks who disregard the safety of others for their own selfish ends. I have bitched out just as many people who are stopped and chatting in the middle of our trail as I have people who are traveling at a high rate of speed with disregard for others.

Typically, the cyclists that don't respect the rules of safe travel present the most danger because the potential for injury from their misdeeds is greater than from some tub out for a cruise on his christmas inlines. Tubby ain't moving fast enough to hurt anyone, the Miguel Indurain wannabees are. If I see a knot of these cluelss goofs that like to weave all over (they're easy to spot) I slow down quickly until I can get a read on what they're goin to do next. It also helps to know when you're likely to encounter them. Sunday afternoons and nice evenings after the dinner hour are down time for me. If I can't hit it right at 5-5:30, I wait until it gets closer to must see TV time..