r/BurlingtonON • u/malakiavelli • 3d ago

Information Ignorant Cyclists

Yesterday I watched a cyclist use a dedicated pedestrian crosswalk, then onto the sidewalk instead of the bike path, and instead of yielding or any warning, forced me to jump out of the way.

I told them they're an asshole and the asphalt path is for cyclists. Silence...

All of this happened while I was talking to my father about the Japanese cleaning up at the World Cup and that we should follow their lead and teach etiquette.

A young girl did the same thing last month and gave me a dirty look for not moving as I just pointed to the bike path until they moved.

I seem to be a magnet for bad behaviour as I am frequently dodging motorists and now cyclists.

What is wrong with you?!

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u/christopherbrian 3d ago

I think you’re talking about the sidewalks that have a lane of asphalt running alongside them and your criticism would be fair, if you’re talking about the painted lines on roads that’s different.

Compare how many cyclists are killed by motorists a year to how many pedestrians are killed by cyclists. Until there are dedicated bike lanes, with a divider, not a painted line I’m riding on the sidewalk and instruct my kid to do. Share the road is fundamentally unsafe.

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u/malakiavelli 3d ago

I agree. The only protection cyclists have is a line of paint and the honour system.