Originally Posted by
Nbob
MUP-putz: a Fred who rides at unreasonable speed and/or does dangerous stunts on a MUP.
Yes, that's me! Used to ride really fast on bicycle lanes. Not MUP, it is 100% bike dedicated, but still. I used to slow down only for kids. But other bike riders or pedestrians (who aren't supposed to walk on bike lanes), I'd just blast past. When they hear me, they often do something unexpected, it turned out the best strategy was to just blast quietly.
So far, in some 30 years of city riding, just two shoulder checks with pedestrians jumping in front of me (nobody hurt). 3 times hit buy a car, twice when riding fast on my green light (they just don't see you). Once while riding real slow (driver not looking at all AND giving it full throttle).
Yes, fast riding here is like 20-25 km/h. Most people ride about 10-15 km/h, or walk on bicycle lanes here.