The biggest danger biking to work isn't biking in traffic. It isn't the cars, vans, dilivery trucks, buses, or other bikers. It's the people walking along listing to their music. I try not to bike on the side walk, but there are a few places where I have to (along the transit way). Now, I understand why if you're listening to music you might not hear someone ringing a bell. But for frigging sakes stay at one side of the path! And I don't care which one, just pick one!
I think that it would be easier to avoid drunks in the market on Saturday night than "normal" people walking along not paying any attention to the world around them. *sigh*
It's actually illegal to bike on the sidewalk. :)
ReplyDeleteAlong the transit way by U of O there is a sign that says "Share the path" with a picture of a bike and someone walking...
ReplyDeletethat and the bridge over Riverside from Hurdman... other than that I try and be on the paths and roads.