Pardon the redundancy if Beach Drive Blog is already on your list of regular stops, but BDB’s Rhonda has a must-read and a must-see on her site right now: first, her beef about bikes (we know we’ve got bicyclists in WSB-land, so we anticipate other sides to the story); second, a wonderful photo of the moon over a ferry the other night.
Thanks, WSB. Let it be known, I love riding my bike and even though I’m not a “pro”…I ride on the street.
I switch back and forth, depending on the condition and busyness of the street. I prefer NOT to ride in a street like 35th, for instance, or on the currently ripped-up California. But when I am on the sidewalk, I keep the “sidewalk is for pedestrians” rule in mind, and think of myself as a guest in the pedestrians’ territory. It’s basic cycling ettiquette for a cyclist to slow down and be very aware of people on foot while on the sidewalk. If there are more than a few people on the sidewalk in a congested area, I get off and walk the bike.
If (we) cyclists want to be treated with equal consideration on the road, they (we) need to follow the rules. I’ll be the first to holler at a moron running red lights downtown or cruising high speed down a pedestrian walk. That said, I still think much more can be done to make this a more cycling friendly city.
I cycle quite a bit in West Seattle (esp. the beach). Sidewalks should be kept for pedestrians and SLOW, patient bicyclists.
I’ll add another similar frustration… How about people/cyclists using the wrong paths at the beach?!?! Why do families walking 4-wide complete with strollers insist on using the path clearly marked with a bike?!? (visa versa is true as well).
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