an email from pete:
This morning as I was coming back from Washington-Lee, a car was driving along the bike trail towards me (actually there were 6-8 people on this part of the trail). I figured it was a police car, but it was instead an older gentleman simply out for a morning drive. Florida plates naturally. I asked him if he realized this was a bike trail, but he ignored me and continued on his way -- at about 10mph. I didn't stick around to see what would happen next... I figure he probably got stuck at one of the curvy sections.
a follow up from bryan
Last year I encountered a motorist on the WOD on the section between the castle and the Custis....
and then it was my turn. i was coming home from happy hour after hains in dc wed. night. i was just east of east falls church where it parallels 66 when a pickup started coming down the trail. he was moving pretty good like. he hit me with the high beams from 75m out which pretty much incapacitated my retinas, but he pulled off the path and drove in the grass. as he went by, i noticed some logo on his door and his truck was filled with equipment. i haven't a clue what he was doing. catching rabbits, patching holes, or maybe just out for a cruise. it's simply out of hand. what part of __bike__ path don't they understand?