The Id Speaks
Lately it seems there are a lot of people who are riding their bikes on the sidewalk. I hate this because they invariably manage to scare the crap out of me. One does not expect things to be moving any faster than about six or seven kilometres per hour on the sidewalk, so when something does, it’s alarming. I don’t like to be alarmed when I’m just walking somewhere. And I feel justified being a jerk about this because, hello, bikes belong on the road where they can get killed with all the other fast movers. Us slow moving walking types are entitled to the sidewalk, where we expect an alarm-free stroll.
Is it bad of me that I fantasize about shoving a stick into their spokes when cyclists ride on the sidewalk?
Posted in Ranting |
July 26th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Blame the Olympics.
There is so much construction on the bike routes now that detours demand for me to ride on the sidewalk. I am not going to get off my bike and walk 3 blocks when I’m late for work, and I’m not going to get up earlier either. However, I will go so far as to seat-walk, that is to say put my feet off the pedals and onto the sidewalk as I pass someone as a gesture to assure them I’m not going to run into them.
July 27th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Sounds reasonable enough. Nod.