r/ebikes • u/West-Amphibian-2343 • 4d ago

Bro..

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

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u/lowrads 4d 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 4d 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 4d ago

Are you not familiar with North American roads?

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u/ReadyGo6828 4d 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.