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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So bikes don't belong in the category of everyone-except-cars? I see people biking on side paths and they don't seem to have a problem.[/quote]

Yes, of course bicycles belong in the category of everyone-except-cars. That category is the problem. Like, here's lots of space for drivers, and over there is a narrow space for [i]everyone else[/i] to try to share. It's not comfortable walking on a "sidepath" where lots of people are bicycling, and it's not comfortable bicycling on a "sidepath" where lots of people are walking. The only group that "sidepaths" really work for is drivers.[/quote]Just tell the truth-bikers don't like the paths because the peds slow them down so they bike on the road and slow down the cars. Got it. It has nothing to do with comfort level.  It's just that common it's-all-about-me biker mentality. [/quote]

Just tell the truth, drivers don't like bikes because they slow them down. Am I doing this right?[/quote]

And pedestrians don’t like cyclists because we constantly worry about being run into. A street with no cars and just random bikes zipping around in every direction is even more chaotic/dangerous to walkers than a regular street with vehicular traffic. At least with cars the patterns are predictable. [/quote]

A street with bicyclists and no cars is NOT actually more dangerous for pedestrians than a regular street with cars.

However, all of these are reasons why there should be good bicycle infrastructure. It benefits everyone, including pedestrians and drivers.[/quote]

It is IF the car street is congested[/quote]

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