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I don't understand why crossing between sidewalks would be unsafe. Pedestrians obviously do that all the time, and assuming that you start crossing from a stop
by devit 4y ago
I don't understand why crossing between sidewalks would be unsafe.
Pedestrians obviously do that all the time, and assuming that you start crossing from a stopped state and not at speed, it seems to me that a bike is as visible or more visible than a pedestrian (about same height, much wider, similar speed).
- Beltalowda 4y agoAs a cyclists you tend to go a bit faster, and it may not be as obvious from the "body language" that you intend to cross (depending on the situation). In quite a few cases, the driver may not have seen you or it may just not have been obvious that you wanted to cross. And as a pedestrian your movement is a lot more flexible: you can stop very quickly if something goes wrong. As a cyclists, not so much.
- dagurp 4y agoIt really depends on how the intersection is designed. Pedestrians do it all the time but why do assume that they feel any safer?
- mplanchard 4y agoI think the assumption is that you’re crossing at bike speed, which is very unsafe. Crossing from a stopped state at walking speed is probably no less dangerous than walking, except that maybe it’s harder to stop on a bike if a car decides to turn through the intersection. Either way, if I have to cross a pedestrian crosswalk on my bike, I’ll get off the bike and walk it. More considerate to pedestrians and no risk of going at a speed that cars have trouble predicting.