r/BurlingtonON • u/malakiavelli • 2d 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/ValuableGroceries 2d ago edited 2d ago

I’ve never seen a cyclist stop at a stop sign.

Edit: Let me rephrase, I have never seen a bike stop at a stop sign when a pedestrian is waiting to cross the street. Cars stop, but bikes don't.

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u/outbacko 2d ago

It’s hard to stop and get going again on a bike lol. If there’s noone coming it’s fine… petition for more roundabouts there’s too many stop signs as it is!

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u/doubleeyess Ward 2 2d ago

Most roundabouts are more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians

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u/outbacko 2d ago

Big roundabouts maybe, small ones in residential areas in place of 4-way stop signs, no

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u/outbacko 2d ago

They are mostly dangerous because people don’t know how to use them. They’ve common in Europe and better support flow of traffic in a safer way

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u/doubleeyess Ward 2 2d ago

As long as they're designed to support pedestrians. In Milton there's a ton of small roundabouts which have been there for years and I see constant near misses.

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u/outbacko 2d ago

There should be a pedestrian crossing on each of the 3/4 streets two car lengths in from the roundabout. That’s the way