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Not pedestrians or runners though. Very common for cyclist's to blatantly mow through intersections and crosswalks like psychopaths. In Manhattan there's a famo

by pookah 4y ago

Not pedestrians or runners though. Very common for cyclist's to blatantly mow through intersections and crosswalks like psychopaths. In Manhattan there's a famous local that uses a bullhorn to call them assholes. I've nearly gotten clipped by bikes multiple times. Americans also hardly ever use bell's or announce themselves. And then there's the silent killers on the E-Bikes...I think bikes and cyclist paths are good, it's just the US hasn't figured out how to integrate these things into society so you wind up with anti-social tour-de-france cyclists bogarting through children on tricycles and the general public. It's not a good situation.

atdrummond 4y ago
My father and stepmom, after trying to avoid them countless times, were wiped out by an e-bike in Manhattan going much faster than the car traffic. Both of them are now frightened to walk in their neighborhood after having so many close calls. I thought they were being a bit hypersensitive given the accident but after visiting this week it’s unlike anything I’ve seen in any other “bike friendly” jurisdiction.
- NegativeLatency 4y ago
  I’m not going to defend irresponsible bikers but it’s important to consider that if it was a car they’d potentially be dead.
  - atdrummond 4y ago
    I 100% agree - my point is that cars are easier to dodge in NYC right now with the relative slow speed in their neighborhoods. The e-bikes often go well above 30mph and pay no heed to lights or other traffic signals. I was honestly shocked after having biked myself on multiple continents and having seen much better bike etiquette pretty much everywhere else.
  - netsharc 4y ago
    Well my guess is, if it was a car, the driver probably wouldn't be a total wanker speeding, sometimes on the sidewalk, inches away from pedestrians. It seems the main issue is located between the saddle and the handlebars.
  - splistud 4y ago
- sergers 4y ago
  I think it has to do with general lawless enforcement increase in NYC, that among other things, leads to people just blatantly doing whatever they want. I haven't seen roaming mobs of cyclists in other city like NYC, lane splitting through traffic and blocking traffic

by pookah 4y ago

atdrummond 4y ago

My father and stepmom, after trying to avoid them countless times, were wiped out by an e-bike in Manhattan going much faster than the car traffic. Both of them are now frightened to walk in their neighborhood after having so many close calls. I thought they were being a bit hypersensitive given the accident but after visiting this week it’s unlike anything I’ve seen in any other “bike friendly” jurisdiction.

NegativeLatency 4y ago
I’m not going to defend irresponsible bikers but it’s important to consider that if it was a car they’d potentially be dead.
- atdrummond 4y ago
  I 100% agree - my point is that cars are easier to dodge in NYC right now with the relative slow speed in their neighborhoods. The e-bikes often go well above 30mph and pay no heed to lights or other traffic signals. I was honestly shocked after having biked myself on multiple continents and having seen much better bike etiquette pretty much everywhere else.
- netsharc 4y ago
  Well my guess is, if it was a car, the driver probably wouldn't be a total wanker speeding, sometimes on the sidewalk, inches away from pedestrians. It seems the main issue is located between the saddle and the handlebars.
- splistud 4y ago
sergers 4y ago
I think it has to do with general lawless enforcement increase in NYC, that among other things, leads to people just blatantly doing whatever they want. I haven't seen roaming mobs of cyclists in other city like NYC, lane splitting through traffic and blocking traffic