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> I stuck to the sidewalks, rules be damned Sidewalks can be the most dangerous place for cycling when cars come out of hidden driveways quickly. Maybe not whe
by twelvechairs 4y ago
> I stuck to the sidewalks, rules be damned
Sidewalks can be the most dangerous place for cycling when cars come out of hidden driveways quickly. Maybe not where you are (perhaps there's good vision with big verges and/or big yards with no front fences), but this approach cant be applied safely in many areas.
The real underlying issue of course is a disparity in street design between care for vehicle passenger safety (the primary job of extensive codes and standards and those who enforce them) and cycle safety (at best a side concern in codes, and often the codes are poorly researched and enforce impractical solutions that don't help the end users)
- stouset 4y agoI have ridden tens of thousands of miles by bicycle. Perhaps five of those miles in aggregate were on sidewalks. I have been hit by a car while riding on a sidewalk. It happened while passing a gas station entrance.
- mitchdoogle 4y agoThat's why I don't just zoom past openings, unless they are clearly visible that no car is coming out, such as an empty parking lot where nothing is blocking the view of the lot. I always treated those spots as a stop sign of sorts. Pull up to the edge of the drive, stop and check for cars turning in or out, then go on my way.