Comment by jmclnx

3 days ago

So the real statement is "Following the law is unrealistic".

Well if waymo was in my city, I will make sure I ride my bike in the middle of the lane in front of a waymo vehicle. Doing that is legal were I am.

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lostlogin  3 days ago

Sharing a lane with a car is a recipe for disaster.

If there isn’t space to overtake, take the middle of the lane or get off the road. It’s 30,0000km since I was last hit by a car, it’s working for me.

People who can’t judge the width of their own vehicle are common, and they commonly buy huge vehicle.

Also, buy a bike radar like a Garmin Varia or similar. They vastly improve your awareness in traffic.

xscott  3 days ago

As a cyclist, I'm sure you're tolerant and polite to people walking in the middle of the multi-use paths, right? /s

For a long time I thought cyclists were hypocrites because they play the victim when they're on roads while being complete jerks on walking paths. But really, it's not hypocrisy - it's self-entitlement in both cases. It's honestly very consistent behavior.

  • ghaff  3 days ago

    I don't find cyclists especially obnoxious on the rail-trails I often walk on. But I have walked on rail-trails with a lot of bicycles where various people got pretty pissy because I wouldn't step off the trail every minute.

    • xscott  3 days ago

      I don't understand: They get pissy, but you don't find that obnoxious?

      If cyclists got off the roads every time a car comes by, that would be consistent with their expectations for walking paths.

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