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So I often utilize the sidewalk. I go slow. I slow all the way down for driveways and crossroads and look both ways, forwards and backwards and I slow all the way down for pedestrians. Some pedestrians, of course, get pissed at me for using their sidewalk. I don’t think they know about the drivers who get pissed at me for using their road
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My response: Maybe you should remember how you felt when you were endangered on the road the next time you ride past a pedestrian. Maybe instead of riding past them, you get off your bike and walk past the pedestrian. Then the pedestrian will look crazy yelling at someone walking by them.

I have never before looked at this matter with–now a very bad taste for bikes on sidewalks.

I could not agree with you more. Bike lanes are well needed in the busy cities of the US.

Riding bikes help to keep the environment clean. Europeans love to ride their bikes. They are a big means of transportation. It can be very expensive to own a car in some cities in Europe.

I do not feel that all cyclist are inconsiderate–you know who you are.

Good riding and be safe to all bike riders.

And yes, I am a cyclist.

My husband and I have recently moved to the US from Europe. While living in Europe, it was not important for us to understand Bike Laws. Cyclist there preferred the road. It was rare to see bikes on the sidewalks. Plus, people would not stand for feeling unsafe.

We now live in the Clarendon area. I am sure most people consider Clarendon to be a very busy area for foot traffic. I was surprise to see how many people wer riding their bikes on the busy sidewalks.

I watched as some cyclist yelled for people to moved out of the way or they would start to ring a bell. Yes–the bell ringers.

I thought this must be a rule here. One strange AND dangerous rule that bikes would have the right of way.

While taking a walk across the Key Bridge to Georgetown with our service dog, I found most cyclist to be rude and extremely inconsiderate of the pedestrians, all ages. Most were riding at high speeds as if they were competing in the “Tour de France”.

I did not see the cyclist in back of us, we heard yelling, we turned to see a man very upset. He was yelling at me to move my dog or get off the bridge. My dog walks next to me–closely. The bridge was crowded there was no place to move quickly. It was upsetting that many people on bikes were rude when passing. Where does this mindset come from?

My Sicilian temper did not allow for him to get away without expressing my feelings.

Bikes on sidewalks are dangerous.

I am all for cyclist who are considerate of others. I understand the dangers of road riding, but DO NOT bring danger to the sidewalks.

Please find ways to support and improve the safety of cyclist and pedestrians.

If cyclist are not careful they may one day find themselves BANNED from riding on sidewalks, EVERYWHERE!

I do have one question in california in orange county can you as a person while rideing a bike can ride on the sidewalk against traffic yes or no?

So where do I stand? I myself utilize both the sidewalk and the road. I can’t bicycle on all of the roads in my area. Sometimes there’s no shoulder, the drivers travel about 60mph and get pissed at me and honk and yell and come too close. It scares me a lot.

So I often utilize the sidewalk. I go slow. I slow all the way down for driveways and crossroads and look both ways, forwards and backwards and I slow all the way down for pedestrians. Some pedestrians, of course, get pissed at me for using their sidewalk. I don’t think they know about the drivers who get pissed at me for using their road.

There needs to be bicycle lanes and sidewalks attached to every single public road in America for everyone’s safety. There are three categories: pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. Anyone, even the pro spandex dudes with the nice bike gear, who think cyclists belong in the same lane as twenty thousand pound dump trucks are kidding themselves.

We need three unique travel lanes for each mode of transportation so everyone can be safe and no one is confused about who belongs where. Maybe America can create jobs by mandating that bicycle lanes and sidewalks be built into every single road.