07-11-2015, 06:13 PM
(07-11-2015, 11:29 AM)BuildingScout Wrote:(07-11-2015, 09:56 AM)Canard Wrote: How about the Saturday morning Speedo guys on road bikes who ride side-by-side on country roads, oblivious to the world around them and refuse to pull over single file when a car is coming up behind them? What's with that?
If it were a tractor you would go around it as one often has to in country roads and not think about it twice. Why are you so upset about extending the same courtesy to a group of riders?
Or a horse-and-buggy? They take up as much room as two cyclists riding abreast. At least if riding side-by-side and a driver has to slow down for 10 seconds to wait for a safe pass it's better than chancing a tight squeeze like most drivers do when it's a solitary cyclist riding to the right of the lane. Most roadies are riding in the mid 30s so it's not such a huge burden to slow down.
(07-11-2015, 01:08 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: Why not designate some underused sidewalks as cycle-accessible (maybe paint a marking at each corner or put up a sign) and keep cyclists in the road where sidewalks are too busy?
There was an article (or op-ed) in the National Post (might have even posted here) of all places suggesting that most sidewalks in this country could be converted to wider multi-use paths that could be reasonably shared. Most people riding bikes around for transport don't get above 20km/h and those that sustain those speeds should ride on the road. I think sidewalk riders in the cores and other high-traffic pedestrian areas should be on the road or they should just get off and walk.