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Cake day: August 2nd, 2023

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  • Agreed. Cyclists should not be on the sidewalk. Although, I feel that (hopefully) it’s the minority of asshole cyclists that would do that.

    The same that would run stop signs or red lights, or get on the sidewalk from the road to use the pedestrian crosswalk.

    A fast moving cyclist can easily injure a person (especially a child or elderly person) when riding on the sidewalk.

    I frequently bike and use the lanes (or street if there are no lanes), just to avoid those possibilities.



  • Agreed. I’ve almost been “doored” at least a few times (although no bike lanes were on those streets), but even that can be fatal to a cyclist.

    Obviously I try to look and see if someone is in the car and opening the door, but that “reach around” technique is there for a reason.

    Sorry, I can’t remember the name of it when you use your right hand to open the door (in the countries that drive on the right side) so you can see what’s coming. But I like calling it the reach around.


  • Oh sorry. I didn’t think that’s what you were getting at. I agree at least to an extent. When biking, I only ever go on the sidewalk if I’m getting off my bike to cross at a light or something.

    But yes, many bike lanes are not safe, and the amount of people who either don’t know, or don’t care about the proper etiquette of bikers in those lanes is frankly terrifying. Not to mention road rage when you’re on a bike and someone is in a vehicle.

    Obviously there is much more thought that has to go into new planning of bike lanes and such.

    (Sorry, my other reply may have been somewhat confrontational, wasn’t my intention).