It has been raining persistently today, the type of rain which, though not too heavy, soak into you if you are out in it for a period of time. It means that there are relatively few #pedestrians around to have to be wary of. However, on a stretch which is completely #car-free and where the #cyclepath and the #footpath run in parallel, I nearly came a cropper.
A couple were walking in the same direction as me but I didn't notice that their dog was on the other side of my path and it was still leashed, meaning the lead passed across the entire width of the #cyclepath. As visibility was low and the lead was black, on a grey background, I didn't see it until the absolute last second. I got tangled in it but at least the person let go and so it didn't get too entangled and I was able to come to a controlled stop. I'm grateful that they didn't try to blame the incident on me and were reasonably apologetic about it. Ultimately, no harm was done to any animal involved. I just wish that sometimes people would think about other users.
