I find that a minority, when hearing that, instinctively take a step left before realizing that they need to move to the right.

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[–] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 child)

This appears to be a cultural/language thing (I’m not from the Anglosphere), I just didn’t have any concept of a “paved trail”, it immediately seemed like an oxymoron to me.

I've come across trails with priority markings, but in my country most trails don't really have any kind of marked "trail head" at all (apart from the ones very near major cities) like you commonly have in the US.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 hours ago

    Ah, I see. American English seems to use trail for almost any path that isn't meant for vehicular traffic. Note that some historic routes through the West were inconsistently named in the 1800s, so the Oregon Trail was indeed through unpaved wilderness, but the Mormon Road was also unimproved.

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