It is stupid to suggest that cyclists should bike on the road instead of the sidewalk

submitted by trident765 from self.nonmorons

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[–]HuguesDePayn 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Simple solution is to ring the bell most bikes come with when approaching pedestrians. Then the randomly swerving pedestrian can be aware of the oncoming danger and avoid swerving randomly until the cyclist passes safely.

In general, our transport corridors are not setup for use by bikes, cars and pedestrians together. I again point to the Amsterdam model which shows it can be done with less frustration for all parties involved. Except of course the petro-dollar economy that relies on automobile traffic and does not want a safe and reliable bike/public transport setup.

[–]Cornfed 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes well that imposes something on pedestrians that they are not necessarily used to these days, and so it sucks.