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Excellent post! How would you handle the following? -> On the last stretch of a trip, your destination is in the middle of the block. Do you ride to the corner
by throwaway6734 10y ago
Excellent post!
How would you handle the following?
-> On the last stretch of a trip, your destination is in the middle of the block. Do you ride to the corner and then walk your bike to the destination or reduce speed and ride on the sidewalk?
- throwanem 10y agoThanks! To your question: the former, not least because it gives me a chance to catch my breath and let my heart rate drop a bit for a gentler transition from riding to not riding. But that's a personal preference and a side note to the main point, which is that if I'm on the sidewalk, I'm walking, not riding. Perhaps you prefer otherwise, but at the very least I'd ask that you slow to roughly walking pace and, if you must overtake a pedestrian, use a bell or your voice to announce your approach. It's not that I am unwilling to share a sidewalk with a cyclist, though I prefer you not make it necessary; it's that I'd much prefer you don't scare the hell out of me in so doing.
- throwaway6734 10y agoThank you for taking the time to write such a well-reasoned response. Enjoy the wonderful weather today!
- throwanem 10y agoThanks for humoring me. You have a good one too!