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Why do people run and ride bikes on the side of the road when there is a sidewalk? |
I see this all the time where I live. People will jog or ride their bike on the side of the road. There are plenty of sidewalks that aren't being used. Why don't they just use the sidewalk? Good question. We have that a lot here during the Houston rush hour traffic bringing the traffic almost to a stand still as we are trying to keep from running over the idiot by changing lanes in bumper to bumper traffic. I think there should be a law against it as they have been responsible for causing a fatality because of it. I realize there are laws against riding your bike on the sidewalk, but a little common sense goes a long way when doing this in rush hour traffic. Of course the thumbs down would have to be from the bike riders who think they are above the law. They are the ones who are being run over and killed, when they decide to ride their bikes in the lane with traffic. I am a runner and prefer to run on a sidewalk unless it is uneven, but in the case of bicycles, some places it is illegal. I live in a big city and riding bikes on the sidewalks carries a hefty fine ($271, first offense). Running I don't know but in certain areas you aren't allowed to ride your bicycle on the sidewalk since it is restricted to pedestrians. Because there idiots. I really love it when they walk down the middle of the road and give you dirty looks or the finger because you honk at them to move. That always annoys me. If someone were to get hit by a car while they're walking or riding on the road, and there's a sidewalk right there, the person who hit them should not be held accountible. Because it's a municipal law to ride your bike on the side of the road. Has to do with safety for pedestrians. As for jogging, I guess you live in a suburban area enough where there is barely any vehicle traffic or just lots of room for them to maneuver around. Walking in the middle of a small road, however, is stupid. Lots of people do that in Toronto. Just goes to show how stupid we are in this city. Never come up here. Say "no" to Toronto. i dont get it either....one time, there was this guy on a bike who had headphones on while riding in the street and seriously was in front of my fiances truck for a good half a mile before he finally turned around, saw us, and moved. we honked the horn at him and everything. its lame. there should be bike lanes or people should be allowed to ride on the sidewalk. when i was in finland, i thought it was awsome, they had super wide sidewalks, half of it was for walkers, the other half was for bikers. ive seen that in about two cities only in the states. |
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