By Alisa Howlett/B次元官网网址 staff

WhatB次元官网网址檚 intended to be a multi-use bike and walking trail is apparently not being treated as such, according to one Sidney woman and her mother, who are shaken after what Joanne Faulkner called a road rage incident.

On Tuesday, June 13 Faulkner, 33, and her mother, 63, were walking The Flight Path B次元官网网址� the nine-kilometre bike and walking trail around Victoria International Airport. This is an activity the pair enjoys almost every night after work, dog in tow. Yesterday eveningB次元官网网址檚 stroll wasnB次元官网网址檛 so enjoyable, however, after an aggressive encounter with a cyclist, Faulkner said.

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According to the Victoria AirportB次元官网网址檚 website, the path is a

Faulkner told the PNR the man, decked out in professional-looking race gear, backtracked on his bike and approached her, all while yelling a number of expletives and crude comments.

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The pair cut their walk short and Faulkner said she reported the incident to the Sidney North Saanich RCMP. The PNR has contacted the police for comment.

Faulkner then wrote a Facebook post describing the incident to her online Sidney momB次元官网网址檚 group, warning others about cyclists on the path. She said the responses from the other mothers didnB次元官网网址檛 surprise her. A number of people said they wonB次元官网网址檛 bring their children there because they know how fast the cyclists go.

Faulker said more signs should be put up, stating that itB次元官网网址檚 a shared path and perhaps cyclist speed limit signs are needed. She added other members of the momB次元官网网址檚 group suggested cyclists should be required to have license plates and be accountable just like vehicles.

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Faulkner said sheB次元官网网址檚 just thankful the incident happened to them and not a child, adding that would be unimaginable.