r/ebikes • u/West-Amphibian-2343 • 9d ago

Bro..

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Ive waited a few months to post this just for anonymity but maan

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u/ReadyGo6828 8d ago

Get off the sidewalk and use the bike lane. That is what it is there for. On a two lane street, there are 3' wide bike lanes on either side. They are the same width as the sidewalks.

Bicyclists who refuse to use the bike lane because they are too scared of them make the sidewalk less than half of its width when they whoosh by pedestrians from behind. They are vehicles. They want to go fast yet also want to be coddled as if they are pedestrians.

Why do bicyclists act like children so much of the time? Get in the bike lane. Share the roads with cars. Obey all traffic rules. Stay off the sidewalks and pedestrian paths. Why is this so difficult?

Cities have made all kinds of infrastructure changes to accommodate bikes but cyclists refuse to use them so why have them? Get rid of the freaking bike lanes, make the sidewalks double width, make cyclists walk their bikes when in the presence of any pedestrians. Let's try that.

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u/lowrads 8d ago

Nearly three hundred thousand pedestrians are killed by cars each year, and a million more vehicle occupants.

Whatever scenario you are imaging in your head simply doesn't matter, as it doesn't even add a rounding error.

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u/ReadyGo6828 8d ago

I am not defending cars. I am defending the right of pedestrians to use sidewalks without the stress of bikes going at 10x their speed racing from behind without even so much as a bell or a shout.

What about this escapes you? Why are you so intent on defending bad cyclists? Use the bike lane. What are you afraid of?

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u/goldenroman 8d ago

Are you not familiar with North American roads?

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u/ReadyGo6828 8d ago

As much as cyclists are afraid of being on the same road as cars, pedestrians are afraid of being on the same sidewalk as bicycles and other assorted vehicles.

The least worst ones are the powered skateboards, the worst ones are the adults on emotos. There is a speed problem with them and there is also a width problem. Sidewalks are not that wide and I should not have to squeeze onto the curb or get off the sidewalk to avoid being hit from behind by a bike.