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@roberto I ring a bell because it is required by law. I don't expect you to move because I rang the bell. If I ring the bell and am intending to pass, it's because there's sufficient room and I mostly don't want you to suddenly wander into my path. (E.g., cyclists live in fear of colliding with clueless joggers with earphones who randomly U turn across the middle of a shared path.) If there isn't room I'll slow behind you and say something like "excuse me" or wait until the congestion clears up. (Hopefully you'll be on one side of the path and that won't prove an issue--I have kids too, and we don't take up more than half of an MUP.) Do all cyclists do that? Of course not. But those aren't the general class "cyclists", those are "jerks on bikes" the same as there are "jerks on foot" or "jerks in cars". Painting an entire other class of people as universally bad is useless rhetoric that stifles useful conversation.

by Mike on Jun 10, 2012 8:04 am • link • report