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That works great until such time at you jump towards the side the cyclist was intending to pass on. Then you might get hit. The proper thing to do when being a

That works great until such time at you jump towards the side the cyclist was intending to pass on. Then you might get hit. The proper thing to do when being approached by a cyclist is whatever you were doing up to that point. The cyclist can't read your mind. They can't compensate for every possible thing you might do. They know you are there and it will hurt them just as much as it will hurt you if there is a collision. They are not going to hit you on purpose.

grandalf 11y ago
Judging by the extremely reckless behavior around cars that many cyclists engage in, I am not persuaded that they are conscious of their own safety or the safety of others. Additionally, many seem to be in some kind of trance while careening through red lights. There is a "walk" sign for pedestrians, and there is no way you can safely stop to avoid a collision. Also, if you don't have the strength to start and stop the bike safely, then there are other options such as a segway or motorized scooter.
- usrusr 11y ago
  What those cyclists do is they are getting extremely good at predicting movement of cars and pedestrians and finding a collision-free path. Bikes (both motor and human powered) are generally much better at evading than at stopping. That "trance" is actually deep, but deliberately unfocused ("sense everything at once" instead of "focus on one thing at a time") concentration. Ignoring the obvious illegality, this would still be bad for mainly two reasons: #1 it all breaks down as soon as a pedestrian does something unpredictable (which he of course has every right to do) and #2 the external behavior gets imitated by people who don't actually have the skill (and who won't know they don't have it before they hit someone)
  - grandalf 11y ago
    I do appreciate that cycling is fun and that it's a great method of transport. The part I don't understand is why someone would feel the need to behave recklessly and go through red lights and put pedestrians at risk. It just seems like antisocial behavior.

grandalf 11y ago

Judging by the extremely reckless behavior around cars that many cyclists engage in, I am not persuaded that they are conscious of their own safety or the safety of others. Additionally, many seem to be in some kind of trance while careening through red lights. There is a "walk" sign for pedestrians, and there is no way you can safely stop to avoid a collision. Also, if you don't have the strength to start and stop the bike safely, then there are other options such as a segway or motorized scooter.

usrusr 11y ago
What those cyclists do is they are getting extremely good at predicting movement of cars and pedestrians and finding a collision-free path. Bikes (both motor and human powered) are generally much better at evading than at stopping. That "trance" is actually deep, but deliberately unfocused ("sense everything at once" instead of "focus on one thing at a time") concentration. Ignoring the obvious illegality, this would still be bad for mainly two reasons: #1 it all breaks down as soon as a pedestrian does something unpredictable (which he of course has every right to do) and #2 the external behavior gets imitated by people who don't actually have the skill (and who won't know they don't have it before they hit someone)
- grandalf 11y ago
  I do appreciate that cycling is fun and that it's a great method of transport. The part I don't understand is why someone would feel the need to behave recklessly and go through red lights and put pedestrians at risk. It just seems like antisocial behavior.