Yeah, don’t do that. :) I was more referring to car traffic. I generally ride on the road, although my current commute is about 2/3 bike path with a separate path for pedestrians and is nice and wide with loveley views over the river. I feel pretty blessed.
Shared paths are a nightmare at the best of times.
Where I bike, even when there’s a separate path for pedestrians, they often just step out into the bike lane to walk around other people, often without looking.
I actually mostly prefer shared paths because an area with shared paths generally means traffic is a lot lighter, so it’s easier to just go around a pedestrian, rather than deal with groups of pedestrians who may at any moment walk out in front of you.
Sounds like they’re probably not wide enough, which is pretty typical of a lot of the half-arsed ways many cities implement them. My city has much improved over the last 20 years. We have a pretty effective advocacy group that actually has the ear of council.
Honestly, that sounds like an awesome problem to have. The paths on my commute are pretty popular as well, and everyone looks like they’re having a good time. It’s a stark contrast to when I drive to work, where there’s tailgaters and queue-jumpers and other generally aggressive dickheads.
You never get stuck in traffic on a bike.
? Happens all the time for me, what am I doing wrong?
Geez! How bad is the traffic around there? I’ve always been able to find a gap.
Well I could try running down the child/dog/walker…
Yeah, don’t do that. :) I was more referring to car traffic. I generally ride on the road, although my current commute is about 2/3 bike path with a separate path for pedestrians and is nice and wide with loveley views over the river. I feel pretty blessed.
Shared paths are a nightmare at the best of times.
Where I bike, even when there’s a separate path for pedestrians, they often just step out into the bike lane to walk around other people, often without looking.
I actually mostly prefer shared paths because an area with shared paths generally means traffic is a lot lighter, so it’s easier to just go around a pedestrian, rather than deal with groups of pedestrians who may at any moment walk out in front of you.
That’s where a good, loud horn does come in useful. :)
The bike paths near me get really busy, I sometimes get stuck behind a slow poke.
Sounds like they’re probably not wide enough, which is pretty typical of a lot of the half-arsed ways many cities implement them. My city has much improved over the last 20 years. We have a pretty effective advocacy group that actually has the ear of council.
No, they’re a pretty good size I’m just in a heavy cycling neighbourhood. We often outnumber the cars.
Even the “jams” aren’t jams, they’re just me going slower than I’d like.
Honestly, that sounds like an awesome problem to have. The paths on my commute are pretty popular as well, and everyone looks like they’re having a good time. It’s a stark contrast to when I drive to work, where there’s tailgaters and queue-jumpers and other generally aggressive dickheads.