Yeah… I hate to say it but cyclists take to the sidewalks in my neighborhood even though we have bike lanes everywhere. Obviously they are trying to be safer from cars which I can’t fault them for, but they do become a danger to pedestrians. Basically pedestrians are in a lose lose situation. Unless we want to start counting the bugs they step on.
I don’t care how many “bike lanes” an area has. A stripe of paint on a road will never be acceptable. Unless there is a physical barrier, I’ll be taking sidewalks when possible.
Think about it like this:
Bike crashes with car = broken bones and probably death.
Bike crashes with person = bruises and scrapes, maybe broken bones.
Yeah… I hate to say it but cyclists take to the sidewalks in my neighborhood even though we have bike lanes everywhere. Obviously they are trying to be safer from cars which I can’t fault them for, but they do become a danger to pedestrians. Basically pedestrians are in a lose lose situation. Unless we want to start counting the bugs they step on.
I don’t care how many “bike lanes” an area has. A stripe of paint on a road will never be acceptable. Unless there is a physical barrier, I’ll be taking sidewalks when possible.
Think about it like this: Bike crashes with car = broken bones and probably death. Bike crashes with person = bruises and scrapes, maybe broken bones.
It’s clear to me.