{"id":354636,"date":"2025-07-09T02:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenvillejournal.com\/?p=354636"},"modified":"2025-07-09T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T15:33:16","slug":"letter-respect-fellow-swamp-rabbit-trail-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenvillejournal.com\/op-ed\/letter-to-the-editor\/letter-respect-fellow-swamp-rabbit-trail-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: Respect fellow Swamp Rabbit Trail users"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letter: It\u2019s a trail, not a time trial<\/h3>\n

The Swamp Rabbit Trail<\/strong> is one of our community\u2019s greatest assets, but it is becoming increasingly unenjoyable and unsafe due to the reckless behavior of speeding cyclists who ignore basic trail etiquette.<\/p>\n

Too many riders treat this shared-use path like a racetrack, as if the time trials of the Tour de France are on the line, flying past pedestrians without any warning. No bell, no \u201con your left,\u201d nothing. And, contrary to their belief, coasting and letting your gears click is not a substitute for a verbal warning or bell. People get startled and it\u2019s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt, either walker or rider.<\/p>\n

This is not an anticyclist letter. But if you\u2019re moving fast and weaving through families, children, dogs and older adults without loudly announcing your presence or slowing down, you are creating a hazard and being a hazard.<\/p>\n

When on the trail, cyclists need to slow down in crowded areas, signal their approach clearly and loudly by saying \u201con the left\u201d or ringing a bell multiple times. The Swamp Rabbit Trail belongs to everyone and it should be safe for everyone as well.<\/p>\n

Robyn Andrews
\nTravelers Rest<\/p>\n

Related: Swamp Rabbit Trail news<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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When on the trail, cyclists need to slow down in crowded areas, signal their approach clearly and loudly by saying \u201con the left\u201d or ringing a bell multiple times, says the reader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":323368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,35673,2,26583],"tags":[67,432,39910,245],"powerkit_post_featured":[],"ppma_author":[23968],"class_list":["post-354636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-community","category-letter-to-the-editor","category-news","category-outdoors-recreation","tag-greenville","tag-greenville-county","tag-prisma-health-swamp-rabbit-trail","tag-swamp-rabbit-trail","cat-3-id","cat-35673-id","cat-2-id","cat-26583-id"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","yoast_head":"\nLetter: Respect fellow Swamp Rabbit Trail users - 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