Yup.

Bikers in a busy city who are all over the place ; on the street not following traffic laws, and mowing pedestrians down on the sidewalk without looking.

I get it. It’s green, saves energy& good for your health. Now gtfo the sidewalk.


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I sympathize with bikers on the sidewalk. Drivers and walkers both hate them, but they're not going to get hit by a walker. I don't have a bike, but I would 100% ride on the sidewalk whether it's against the law or not. I have seen so many car/bike collisions in my "bike friendly" city.

If someone doesn't like The Waterboy or Happy Gilmore they probably suck

People who can't work out simple math in their head.
People who don't like Johnny Cash.
People who complain about bikers.
People complaining about heat online when it's cold here.
People who whine

I was with you right up until the end.

Wahhhhhh!

I thought the last one was needed due to how whiny I was being!

You are extrapolating too far. Clearly looking at orange juice options is insane. There is no possible joy in such an endeavor.

However, cheese actually has both broad and fine distinctions that are interesting and fun. Please reconsider your disdain.

While an ass-beating is certainly preferable to getting hit by a car, it's also way more likely if you're riding on a sidewalk.

Nope. I ride bicycle for 20 years. 80% of the time on a side walk. I never had any problems with walkers but was hit few weeks ago by a car.

The problem is that basically zero of the car drivers follow the rules. And not only that, they somehow are not able to use common sense to avoid problems.

That might be the case in Europe, but in the US I've never seen a cyclist have traffic rules enforced against him/her. And I've seen some cyclists obey the traffic laws, but far fewer than automobile drivers. That's pretty wacky setup to me (I'm primarily a pedestrian) because bikes and pedestrians have a pretty big disadvantage against cars when it comes to collisions.

In Boston it's very congested with bikes, people and cars. Bike couriers will ride everywhere/anywhere at breakneck speed. Dangerous for all involved. For me the issue is only in the busy downtown where I work.

Where I live many people cycle normally both on the street and the sidewalk and it's not an issue.

Ironically, I just instituted The Greenstreets Initiative in work, challenging all to walk, bike or T to work and at our firm we provide a place to store your bike off the street. I just don't think this city is built for it when it's commonplace to be nearly hit weekly by a cyclist. Hey, that SHOULD piss me off.

Really downtown it is here in every bigger city I lived a pedestrian area. That is also enforced pretty strict.

*thumbs* for the greenstreets initiative. I am a big proponent of biking, walking and public transportation. But I also totally understand that until this things become more convenient and cheap than a car people will feel the pull direction cars. I have in my job parking for bikes and an extra cheap ticket for public transportation. Negatives on a car side: taking care of the car, lost driving time, no parking space, traffic in the rush hour, and I have to admit also environmental theme. I had to use a rental car for few months while working in Australia. It just felt wrong that to move my body through space the multiple of its weight in metal has to be moved the same path.

I never thought of it that way before!

It's a big issue, and the greenstreets initiative is something I hope will help, because companies/firms register and then we compete against other firms to see how their employees commute. Every person just logs in and registers how they commuted to work, even if it is driving, though we encourage everything else. The information is used to see how Boston can be modified to accommodate other modes of transportation...and we make it kind of fun with incentives...if granola bars and water bottles are considered "fun".

Video evidence from the internet suggests that this is true is Russia.

Suburban road-biking is truly baffling. It must be blissful going through life without ever anticipating anything bad happening.

Eta- Green Day ripping of the Full House theme is still odd and annoying. I saw them live twice... Billie Joe Armstrong is a ridiculous talent. Their lack of evolution and falling out of the spotlight kind of sucks.

In England, hot dog rolls come in packets of 6. Herta frankfurters come in packets of 4.
WTF?

People not having heard stale, sub-Seinfeld style jokes about hot dogs and buns.




As a child, during an attendance roll call, people saying present. I know it is proper, but I hope it still isn't a thing.

Were you one of the cool kids who said "yo!'?

Not heard it as a joke before. I meant it, so you can stop high fiving yourself and concentrate on peeing on your 'friends' instead. Dork.

You're much more likely to get hit by a car when you bike on the sidewalk. Every side street and parking lot exit is a super-danger area. Cars pull up through the sidewalk/crosswalk before stopping 100% of the time.

By your reasoning, pedestrians shouldn't walk on the sidewalks either

totally the same thing

No, it is standard biking safety- for the safety of the biker, don't ride on sidewalks. You're going to pop up out of nowhere when a car is making a turn. A pedestrian is moving slow enough to where cars or the pedestrians can halt.