OP, in my opinion there are rare situations where needing to bail at 20mph to avoid stopped pedestrians is the pedestrians fault. There may be a bit more of a case for speed on "bike paths" but most are really shared pedestrian / bike areas. And when I deal with slow pedestrians I can't pass, I just slow down until I have a chance to pass or very occasionally say "hey can I sneak by on your left/right."
That can be a reasonable jogging speed (joggers are pedestrians!) but not top speed. In spaces that are primarily for pedestrians when pedestrians are around, we should travel at pedestrian speeds. This (the second part haha) is my feeling, also in Boston. Typically, the "i had to lay her down" in motorcycling reasons for a crash is short for "I don't have the experience to maintain control of my bike given the circumstance." Picking a different line through that corner could have given you better visibility through the turn, in addition to having corrected your speed to the situation, would most likely have prevented this. And i'd guess that you don't have the experience/skills to stop quickly at that speed. Traveling too fast around a blind corner. Say Hi, excuse me, smile, and wave, and then pass.įrom reading the other comments, i'd say you're at fault for needing to bail.
So you should ideally slow to match their speed by the time you reach a close distance behind and announce yourself. But remember, that pedestrians will always have the right of way, including those that you're passing (including bikers). Where you need to be the courteous one to their obliviousness. How to ride around pedestrians or others, is really more of a courtesy thing.
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