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I agree. I personally don't care if this guy cracks his own head open but I believe "my freedom ends where yours begins" and if he's going fast enough to seriou

I agree. I personally don't care if this guy cracks his own head open but I believe "my freedom ends where yours begins" and if he's going fast enough to seriously injure or kill someone on the sidewalk he needs to carry some form of insurance to cover the liability. "Here take my iPhone brah” isn't enough for someone who will never walk again. Also if he wants to play around and weave in and out of cars at 30 mph+ and he ends up as a road waffle too bad, so sad.

WD-42 10y ago
What makes you think he's riding on the sidewalk? Riding on the sidewalk is a rookie move and anyone that rides more than once a year knows it. Author has been riding seriously for 40 years. I've been riding nearly daily for 15 years and not once have I ever come in physical contact with a pedestrian. I've been hit by 2 cars though, both times by drivers not paying attention.
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- cmdrfred 10y ago
  Or bike lane, or cross walk. It doesn't matter where he hits the person. He is describing a literal motor vehicle it should be treated as such.
  - petre 10y ago
    I'd say Californian law is spot on.
- nommm-nommm 10y ago
  >Riding on the sidewalk is a rookie move and anyone that rides more than once a year knows it. Eh, depends on the location. My sister rode a bike every day for about 4 years (she didn't have a car). She always rode on the sidewalk because she rode at a slower pace, the sidewalks generally didn't have any people on them, and in her neighborhood if you tried to ride in the road you'd get mowed down by vehicles. There's really some places where it makes most sense to ride on the sidewalk even if you aren't supposed to.
  - gertef 10y ago
    Yes, cyclists take the sidewalk, but not cyclists who go fast.
  - petre 10y ago
    It should be illegal to ride any vehicle w/ engine >250W capable of >12 mph speeds on the sidewalk.
buovjaga 10y ago
My understanding is that he rides the powerful ebikes in the forest when snow is on the ground. When there is no snow he rides a regular bike. Regarding the general question of danger to pedestrians: good urban planning works wonders.

WD-42 10y ago

What makes you think he's riding on the sidewalk? Riding on the sidewalk is a rookie move and anyone that rides more than once a year knows it. Author has been riding seriously for 40 years. I've been riding nearly daily for 15 years and not once have I ever come in physical contact with a pedestrian. I've been hit by 2 cars though, both times by drivers not paying attention.

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cmdrfred 10y ago
Or bike lane, or cross walk. It doesn't matter where he hits the person. He is describing a literal motor vehicle it should be treated as such.
- petre 10y ago
  I'd say Californian law is spot on.
nommm-nommm 10y ago
>Riding on the sidewalk is a rookie move and anyone that rides more than once a year knows it. Eh, depends on the location. My sister rode a bike every day for about 4 years (she didn't have a car). She always rode on the sidewalk because she rode at a slower pace, the sidewalks generally didn't have any people on them, and in her neighborhood if you tried to ride in the road you'd get mowed down by vehicles. There's really some places where it makes most sense to ride on the sidewalk even if you aren't supposed to.
- gertef 10y ago
  Yes, cyclists take the sidewalk, but not cyclists who go fast.
- petre 10y ago
  It should be illegal to ride any vehicle w/ engine >250W capable of >12 mph speeds on the sidewalk.

buovjaga 10y ago

My understanding is that he rides the powerful ebikes in the forest when snow is on the ground. When there is no snow he rides a regular bike. Regarding the general question of danger to pedestrians: good urban planning works wonders.