In the UK I am 100% with cliveo, but I have to say that when I first moved to Poland I rode large parts of my commute on the pavement. The attitude to cylists is such that there is no 'right' place to cycle and you are damned either way.
Now I ride strictly on roads and cyclepaths but I make a point of riding as close as possible to pedestrians who walk on the cycle path. Not to be an asshole, but on the hope that they realise where they are walking.
What's the polish for "Get off the cycle path, arsehole?"
A ped stepped out into the road well in front of me on the way back from my morning offroad playtime. He was looking down at his shoes to check their shinyness or something, didn't look around before stepping off the pavement at all. I just grabbed a handful of back brake and skidded behind him very noisily. It scared the crap out of him, was extremely childish and mean of me, but vastly more satisfying than shouting "look where you're going"
What's the polish for "Get off the cycle path, arsehole?"
A ped stepped out into the road well in front of me on the way back from my morning offroad playtime. He was looking down at his shoes to check their shinyness or something, didn't look around before stepping off the pavement at all. I just grabbed a handful of back brake and skidded behind him very noisily. It scared the crap out of him, was extremely childish and mean of me, but vastly more satisfying than shouting "look where you're going"