Post #2604900

@marcoarment@mastodon.social I don’t think you’ll get any real disagreement, very few cyclists WANT to be on an MUP either. It’s the lesser of two evils, generally, and we all (pedestrians and cyclists) are happy to get any piece of infrastructure, even if it’s shared. The same way drivers don’t fully appreciate that this lightweight, precariously balanced two wheel contraption (that REQUIRES swerving to remain upright), cyclists on an MUP have to tolerate that two footed critters have a tendency to unpredictably change direction without looking first to see if anything is hurtling towards them. I use a bell on my bike because the range is better than my voice (and nobody responds well to a deep male voice shouting “ON YOUR LEFT” at them), but frankly it’s typically safer to let the buzzing tires and freewheel indicate my presence. An unfortunately common reaction to a cyclist’s bell is for the pedestrian to look over their left shoulder and step directly into the cyclist’s path 🤦 @atpfm@mastodon.social