Originally Posted by
Tom Stormcrowe
I'm commuting to and around campus by bike this year. 5.2 miles in and another 3 or 4 miles around and 5.2 home. Commuting on Purdue campus is a bit of an adventure.
I'm not sure which are worse, the oblivious drivers or the oblivious pedestrians. Tomorrow, I have a 10 minute break to make it across campus from one class to another and I have to fly to do it. I'm getting pretty good at dodging meat pylons and cars with Fraternity plates.
I feel your pain. Pedestrians are worse for me because A.) they're slow, B.) there are lots of them, and C.) they're sometimes unpredictable. It would be nice if more people understood that the safest way to walk when you see a bicycle approaching is to continue walking in a straight line in the direction you were heading. We have a plan to avoid hitting you, but it goes all out of whack when you try to change direction on us.