Bikes on sidewalks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it's a mountain bike they can go on the grass so you wouldn't have to move. The problem is you don't know if you should jump out of the way or stay put.

Just walk on the right hand side of the path rather than in the middle or side-by-side another walker.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bicyclists can’t ever win with non-bicyclists. We don’t want them on our roads or our sidewalks, but they’ve got to ride somewhere.

Do they though? Do they have to?

Are you suggesting we ban bicycles?

I'm not suggesting we ban them, but I am suggesting that you don't HAVE to ride your bike anywhere in this city. You choose to which is ok, but certainly not a necessity.

You don’t HAVE to drive a car either. So stupid.

I'm talking about pedestrians, stupid. I do have to walk.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh boy... getting popcorn... waiting for the hard-core Bicyclist rights people to attack in full force. They are even more fanatical than "the angry left lane of the road is only for passing" mob.

Shouldn't be controversial. Most sidewalks have room for both, if bicyclists are considerate and pedestrians are aware.

So by 'aware' you mean have eyes in the back of our head so we can see you coming by? I always liok around to be 'aware' but 9 tines out 10 a biker or scooter will whiz by me by inches having never said anything.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a mountain bike they can go on the grass so you wouldn't have to move. The problem is you don't know if you should jump out of the way or stay put.

Just walk on the right hand side of the path rather than in the middle or side-by-side another walker.

I do and yet they still manage to come inches without inducating with a bell or call.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They can be dangerous and obnoxious. I was in my quiet burb walking my dog, on the phone with my mom. This guy came at super high speed and I almost didn't hear him, he could have slammed right into me. He could have very easily gone on the road (wide, good, zero cars) to pass me. I think it's a lack of consideration.

And it's as dangerous for him--if he's going that fast and he hits you, a dog, a mailbox, a bad curb cut, etc. it's not going to end well. As a bicyclist, I hate to see stuff like this.

I care more about the pedestrian and the dog than the biker who would have caused this accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it were not for all the selfish MAGA-suv drivers on their phones, we would not have to use the sidewalks.

I'm sure there are Democrats on their phone too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh boy... getting popcorn... waiting for the hard-core Bicyclist rights people to attack in full force. They are even more fanatical than "the angry left lane of the road is only for passing" mob.

Shouldn't be controversial. Most sidewalks have room for both, if bicyclists are considerate and pedestrians are aware.

So by 'aware' you mean have eyes in the back of our head so we can see you coming by? I always liok around to be 'aware' but 9 tines out 10 a biker or scooter will whiz by me by inches having never said anything.

A considerate bicyclist wouldn't do that, and you sound like an aware pedestrian, but most pedestrians are not.

You and I would do well passing each on the sidewalk—I would slow down and alert you, you would be aware that you can't just wander everywhere.

I mean, these problems are not just rider-walker issues—people ambling around, obliviously wandering back and forth are a bane to joggers, and as a bicyclist who does not tear around at top speed, I also am surprised and brushed aside by inconsiderate bicyclists flying past me.

My point is that this problem shouldn't be that hard to deal with—if more pedestrians did what you do, and more bicyclists did what I do, we wouldn't have anything to complain about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They can be dangerous and obnoxious. I was in my quiet burb walking my dog, on the phone with my mom. This guy came at super high speed and I almost didn't hear him, he could have slammed right into me. He could have very easily gone on the road (wide, good, zero cars) to pass me. I think it's a lack of consideration.

And it's as dangerous for him--if he's going that fast and he hits you, a dog, a mailbox, a bad curb cut, etc. it's not going to end well. As a bicyclist, I hate to see stuff like this.

I care more about the pedestrian and the dog than the biker who would have caused this accident.

Sure, but the point I'm making, as a bicyclist, is that it's also a bad idea for him—it's moronic and he's going to get himself hurt if he keeps doing it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh boy... getting popcorn... waiting for the hard-core Bicyclist rights people to attack in full force. They are even more fanatical than "the angry left lane of the road is only for passing" mob.

Shouldn't be controversial. Most sidewalks have room for both, if bicyclists are considerate and pedestrians are aware.

So by 'aware' you mean have eyes in the back of our head so we can see you coming by? I always liok around to be 'aware' but 9 tines out 10 a biker or scooter will whiz by me by inches having never said anything.

And how many times have they hit you? What’s that? Never? STFD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a mountain bike they can go on the grass so you wouldn't have to move. The problem is you don't know if you should jump out of the way or stay put.

Just walk on the right hand side of the path rather than in the middle or side-by-side another walker.

If you have a dog, they will sometimes sniff one side, sometimes another, you move along with the dog. If I see someone coming our way, I obviously go to the side so they can pass. If I am jogging alone, I jog on the right side or sometimes even go onto the road if there are no cars if it's several elderly people on the path or someone with little kids in a group, so they don't have to move. But to expect pedestrians to always be on the right side in case a bike comes is just not reasonable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a mountain bike they can go on the grass so you wouldn't have to move. The problem is you don't know if you should jump out of the way or stay put.

Just walk on the right hand side of the path rather than in the middle or side-by-side another walker.

What is that going to do when they are coming up behind me and there is another person coming from the opposite direction?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh boy... getting popcorn... waiting for the hard-core Bicyclist rights people to attack in full force. They are even more fanatical than "the angry left lane of the road is only for passing" mob.

Shouldn't be controversial. Most sidewalks have room for both, if bicyclists are considerate and pedestrians are aware.

So by 'aware' you mean have eyes in the back of our head so we can see you coming by? I always liok around to be 'aware' but 9 tines out 10 a biker or scooter will whiz by me by inches having never said anything.

And how many times have they hit you? What’s that? Never? STFD.

Oh, oh. A defensive bike rider. Who could have predicted that!

People get hit all the time by bikers. Where do you live?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh boy... getting popcorn... waiting for the hard-core Bicyclist rights people to attack in full force. They are even more fanatical than "the angry left lane of the road is only for passing" mob.

Shouldn't be controversial. Most sidewalks have room for both, if bicyclists are considerate and pedestrians are aware.

So by 'aware' you mean have eyes in the back of our head so we can see you coming by? I always liok around to be 'aware' but 9 tines out 10 a biker or scooter will whiz by me by inches having never said anything.

And how many times have they hit you? What’s that? Never? STFD.

Oh, oh. A defensive bike rider. Who could have predicted that!

People get hit all the time by bikers. Where do you live?

More bikes get hit by cars tho... want bikes off the paths? Advocate for bike lanes and safer drivers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh boy... getting popcorn... waiting for the hard-core Bicyclist rights people to attack in full force. They are even more fanatical than "the angry left lane of the road is only for passing" mob.

Shouldn't be controversial. Most sidewalks have room for both, if bicyclists are considerate and pedestrians are aware.

So by 'aware' you mean have eyes in the back of our head so we can see you coming by? I always liok around to be 'aware' but 9 tines out 10 a biker or scooter will whiz by me by inches having never said anything.

And how many times have they hit you? What’s that? Never? STFD.

Oh, oh. A defensive bike rider. Who could have predicted that!

People get hit all the time by bikers. Where do you live?

How many time have YOU, personally, been hit by someone on a bike? You can answer, we all know it’s zero and you just want to complain about something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it's a mountain bike they can go on the grass so you wouldn't have to move. The problem is you don't know if you should jump out of the way or stay put.

Just walk on the right hand side of the path rather than in the middle or side-by-side another walker.

If they are on a road bike that can't go on the grass, then the pedestrian should move to the grass or the biker should stop and walk or go extremely slowly, depending on the width of the sidewalk.