Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : I’m walking both my dogs on a semi-urban sidewalk when two cyclists approach me from the opposite direction.  It’s a couple and they’re towing a child in a wagon trailer.  They’re taking up the entire sidewalk and approaching at a fairly rapid pace.  

Normally, I would happily yield the right-of-way, but in this case there is a dedicated bike path literally five feet to my left.  I’m not talking about bike lanes painted on the existing road.  This is a dedicated bike path completely separate from the road.  If were talking about a painted bike lane that shares the street with vehicular traffic, I would understand the desire to ride with their child on the sidewalk, but that’s not the case here. 

Residents of this city requested tax dollars be spent to construct and maintain this path, yet this couple feels they are entitled to fly down the pedestrian sidewalk and have everyone make way.  Never mind that pedestrians always have the legal right-of-way, in my opinion this is just being a selfish dick

Unsurprisingly, the husband barks at me for not making room and I point to the bike lane and tell him to use that if he’s unhappy.  

His spouse then tries playing the,  ‘We’re a nice family trying to enjoy our day and you’re being a jerk’ card, to which I reply, ‘I may be jerk, but you’re clearly illiterate and point to a sign saying cyclists should use the dedicated lane.’ 

Dumbass husband then assumes a ‘come at me, bro’ posture and starts walking aggressively towards me.   Of course,  this immediately causes my dogs to go into ultra-protective mode, especially my German Shepard.  

I’m backing up and also holding onto both dogs.  Wife starts screaming the top of her lungs what an asshole I am.  I reply, ‘And I’m not going to be able to keep these dogs from tearing you open a new asshole if you and your dumbass husband keep approaching me.’ 

At this point, I do feel quite badly because their little kid is also freaking out, but don’t feel as if it’s my fault ay all.   Okay, perhaps I could have responded a bit more diplomatically at first, but that’s it.

