[pct-l] trail ettiquette

[calliger@infolane.com (Richard Calliger)]

As in the rules of the road. the uphil driver has the right
away the uphill hiker has the ROW...

"who has the load has the road"

uphill has the load...proibably the same peopel think
they have the ROW when they go uphill <grin>...


Rich

PS-

goes the same for <ugh> the bicyles!



At 06:53 PM 12/7/02 -0800, Bob Turner wrote:
>I have a question for everyone.  I recently read an article where the author
>was appalled by the bad manners of up-hill hikers not stepping aside to give
>him, the down hill hiker, the right of way.  Am I wrong all these 40+ years?
>I thought the uphill hiker always got the right of way.  I know that for
>myself, when I get my "zone" going up hill I don't usually like to break it,
>you know the forward momentum -inertia and all. I have looked through
>numerous books and never really seen this addressed.  Any thoughts,
>comments?
>
>hkrbob
>
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