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Not that many years ago, when walking on a sidewalk the sight of an adult cyclist on the sidewalk would annoy me. I mean, they just weren’t supposed to be there! Jerks! But these days when I see someone cycling on the sidewalk, as I did today, I see a person for whom the transportation infrastructure around them has failed them, and made them feel unsafe. And I’m glad to see that they’ve taken to the sidewalk to ride safely.

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in reply to Mark Connolly 🍻 🚴🏼‍♀️ (he, him, his)

André Polykanine
André Polykanine
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All of those "safely riding" cyclists on the sidewalks are a huge danger for pedestrians, namely some categories of them. I'm totally blind, and yesterday I nearly got hit by such a "safe-runner". Actually, he touched me with his bike, it hurt a bit, but it could have been far, far worse. So from my perspective of a blind pedestrian, everything that has wheels must be on the road. Claim a safe part of the road, a curb between you and cars, — I personally don't care.
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