Originally Posted by
atombob
Okay, it's probably been hashed out here before but here is mine rant:
Today I was nearly creamed by a car because he was busy watching out for a bicycle riding the right way on the sidewalk toward an intersection. There was a perfectly good bike lane right along side of him and it's smoother than the sidewalk.
What's up with this? He was an slightly middle age guy with rain gear and panniers so it seems he rides consistently When he hit the intersection he rode across the street in the crosswalk and continued down the sidewalk.
Blows me away that millions are spent on bike lanes and yet people still ride on the side walk. It seems that it screws up people driving more than just riding down the street as well.
Should I say something or just keep my trap shut?
Thanks for letting me b*tch.
Drivers scream to get off the road, cycling 'advocates' scream to get off the sidewalk/path/BL, this guy rightly says 'screw em all, I'm riding where I feel comfortable'.
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