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You'll get less hurt in a collision with a bicycle than I would if I get hit by a car doing 100km/h with a drunk driver behind the wheel. By any measure, I shou

by anon4 11y ago

You'll get less hurt in a collision with a bicycle than I would if I get hit by a car doing 100km/h with a drunk driver behind the wheel. By any measure, I should be on the sidewalk in that case and it's extremely selfish to ask me to die just so you don't maybe get a slight bruise on your butt and a bit of mud on your sleeve.

Wingman4l7 11y ago
Exactly. I'm not asking you to walk in the gutter of the street with cars whizzing inches by you -- why would you ask me to bike there? We've got about the same amount of protection.
dogma1138 11y ago
Who's driving their car at 100kmh/60mph on a sub-urban street? that's freeway/highway speeds. Also let me hit you with my bike at 20kmh and lets see how you like it, if you give way to pedestrians fine but we all know you won't because it takes more effort for you to stop than it is for them so you would use the same excuse. If there isn't a safe way for you to ride your bike in your area don't take it out on pedestrians, and don't ride on the side walk a bike can easily critically harm or even kill a small child and there are plenty of parents that might allow a 3-4 old roam around them on the side walk. Pets especially small dogs whit those retractable leashes are also quite susceptible to being hit by a bike, especially when you can't see the dog or the leash and you just swoosh into it. If you can't ride safely on the roads near you it doesn't give you the right to endanger others doesn't matter how much of a relative danger you might put them in, go fight to get bike lanes and until then follow the actual law and stay on the road.
- cardinalfang 11y ago
  Plenty of traffic will be traveling at 35mph which is fast enough for the majority of impacts to be fatal.
bestnameever 11y ago
Riding a bicycle on the sidewalk can be more dangerous for the rider. You are less visible to cars on the sidewalk and there may be driveways with limited views.

by anon4 11y ago

Wingman4l7 11y ago

Exactly. I'm not asking you to walk in the gutter of the street with cars whizzing inches by you -- why would you ask me to bike there? We've got about the same amount of protection.

dogma1138 11y ago

Who's driving their car at 100kmh/60mph on a sub-urban street? that's freeway/highway speeds. Also let me hit you with my bike at 20kmh and lets see how you like it, if you give way to pedestrians fine but we all know you won't because it takes more effort for you to stop than it is for them so you would use the same excuse. If there isn't a safe way for you to ride your bike in your area don't take it out on pedestrians, and don't ride on the side walk a bike can easily critically harm or even kill a small child and there are plenty of parents that might allow a 3-4 old roam around them on the side walk. Pets especially small dogs whit those retractable leashes are also quite susceptible to being hit by a bike, especially when you can't see the dog or the leash and you just swoosh into it. If you can't ride safely on the roads near you it doesn't give you the right to endanger others doesn't matter how much of a relative danger you might put them in, go fight to get bike lanes and until then follow the actual law and stay on the road.

cardinalfang 11y ago
Plenty of traffic will be traveling at 35mph which is fast enough for the majority of impacts to be fatal.

bestnameever 11y ago

Riding a bicycle on the sidewalk can be more dangerous for the rider. You are less visible to cars on the sidewalk and there may be driveways with limited views.