Bicyclist knocks pedestrian unconscious, flees scene

[Anonymous]

We need to create dedicated lanes for pedestrians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We need to create dedicated lanes for pedestrians.

Ever heard of a sidewalk?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We need to create dedicated lanes for pedestrians.

Ever heard of a sidewalk?

Sidewalks are for bicyclists. The roads are too and also, obviously, the bike lanes. They can go anywhere they want, and do whatever they want. Stay out of their way because they will run you over.

[Anonymous]

Cyclists have to stop at red lights. Period. End of story.

I saw a cyclist almost hit a woman on Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase yesterday. She had the walk signal and was in the crosswalk. Biker was clearly only looking for cars, never slowed down and almost ran her over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't we require cyclists to have license plates like everyone else? The police ask for your help identifying this person.

https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-seeks-suspect-northwest-hit-and-run

Have you looked into how that worked when DC tried it previously?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not bike, but my husband and son do. They are very careful.

To be honest, there are more deaths when cyclists use the road than when they use the sidewalk, because cars are too heavy and car injuries on cyclists are often fatal. Sidewalk injuries are very rarely fatal.

But I agree that there should be an identification system on bikes, so that cyclists can be identified and charged when they cause accidents or break the rules of the road.

It is illegal to ride a bike on sidewalks in most jurisdictions

[Anonymous]

Loving all these breathless tales of "almost" being hit. So... not hit, then?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know what the answer is because non cyclists don’t want cyclists on the sidewalk or the road. Cyclists’ complaints about motorists are very similar to pedestrians’ complaints about cyclists, and motorists’ complaints about cyclists are similar to cyclists’ complaints about pedestrians. Nobody wants to be hit by someone going faster, but also, no one wants to have to slow down or stop. Everyone just wants everyone else out of their way.

Cyclists are an unwelcome intrusion to everyone else no matter where they ride, and yet, we need to make cycling a viable option to reduce carbon emissions, oil dependence, and traffic congestion. How do we do this in the least painful way? Are there other countries with as much of a car culture as the US who have managed to achieve harmony among pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Loving all these breathless tales of "almost" being hit. So... not hit, then?

Oh look, our resident assh0le bicyclist has entered the thread. STFU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Loving all these breathless tales of "almost" being hit. So... not hit, then?

Don't worry. I'll run over your A the next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the answer is because non cyclists don’t want cyclists on the sidewalk or the road. Cyclists’ complaints about motorists are very similar to pedestrians’ complaints about cyclists, and motorists’ complaints about cyclists are similar to cyclists’ complaints about pedestrians. Nobody wants to be hit by someone going faster, but also, no one wants to have to slow down or stop. Everyone just wants everyone else out of their way.

Cyclists are an unwelcome intrusion to everyone else no matter where they ride, and yet, we need to make cycling a viable option to reduce carbon emissions, oil dependence, and traffic congestion. How do we do this in the least painful way? Are there other countries with as much of a car culture as the US who have managed to achieve harmony among pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists?

We really don't. That's what public transport is for. No one needs to ride their bicycle. Most don't do it for this reason anyway (hence the ridiculous uniforms).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Loving all these breathless tales of "almost" being hit. So... not hit, then?

Oh look, our resident assh0le bicyclist has entered the thread. STFU

Cow, I don't even own a bike. But the way you people react to them is the way my MIL reacts to spiders. Just the very existence of a spider gets her all riled up, regardless of whether it touches her or if she can even see it. You don't have enough problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the answer is because non cyclists don’t want cyclists on the sidewalk or the road. Cyclists’ complaints about motorists are very similar to pedestrians’ complaints about cyclists, and motorists’ complaints about cyclists are similar to cyclists’ complaints about pedestrians. Nobody wants to be hit by someone going faster, but also, no one wants to have to slow down or stop. Everyone just wants everyone else out of their way.

Cyclists are an unwelcome intrusion to everyone else no matter where they ride, and yet, we need to make cycling a viable option to reduce carbon emissions, oil dependence, and traffic congestion. How do we do this in the least painful way? Are there other countries with as much of a car culture as the US who have managed to achieve harmony among pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists?

We really don't. That's what public transport is for. No one needs to ride their bicycle. Most don't do it for this reason anyway (hence the ridiculous uniforms).

By that reasoning, no one needs to drive a car. That's what public transportation is for.

Oh, what's that? PT is only for poor people, and your urban assault vehicles are sacrosanct? MMMk.

I don't think any one mode of transportation is the right one. A good mix, with thoughtful infrastructure, would get us way further than yelling about what other people should do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Loving all these breathless tales of "almost" being hit. So... not hit, then?

Oh look, our resident assh0le bicyclist has entered the thread. STFU

Cow, I don't even own a bike. But the way you people react to them is the way my MIL reacts to spiders. Just the very existence of a spider gets her all riled up, regardless of whether it touches her or if she can even see it. You don't have enough problems.

Nah, your BS is not working here. We react this way because we deal with your shit every day. You are the problem!!! Again STFU

[Anonymous]

Way back when I was a kid, adults on bikes rode them in the street. Kids road their — smaller — bikes on the sidewalk, and we’re expected to ring a bell or toot a horn when they approached a pedestrian. An adult or older kid that needed to use the sidewalk was expected to dismount and walk their bike in areas with pedestrians. I don’t know what the rules are now, since I don’t have a bike, but I remember going to a police station as a teen to register my bike.

I’m hardly anti-bike, but bikes don’t belong on crowded sidewalks. I’ve recently had two near misses as a pedestrian when cyclists silently passed by me from behind. Both incidents occurred when I was on the sidewalk next to a street that actually had bike lanes.