Originally Posted by
delbiker1
If someone wants to dismount and walk their bike across the road in a crosswalk, why does someone else have to tell them they should be riding because they are on a bike? If the person does not feel safe riding across, kudos to them for walking it. I live in a beach resort area and the traffic is horrendous with a lot of drivers that are either sight seeing, do not know where they are going, or distracted by other thing and I walk my bike across at times, depending on my perspective at that time. If a cyclist does not like that, too bad for them. My safety is up to me, not them.
No one is saying anyone should do something that is unsafe.
If you are on a MUP and there's a STOP sign at a crossing... you should stop. Just like when you're riding in the road and come to a stop sign. If you decide to dismount and walk... that's up to you. Just signal so other riders know what you are doing and don't rid into you.