Of any kind. Commuting, road biking, touring, mountain biking etc.
Been a cyclist of various types for 20 years now. Never seems to be non-controversial. Even among other cyclists… many hate other types of cyclists. And now there is a lot of specific e-bike hate/controversy.
I don’t get it man. What do you think?
IME assholes are assholes regardless of being on a bike or not.
The laws are weird. I’ve often been called a jerk, but when I check the laws they are on my side - or so ambiguous that nobody really knows what is right even though everyone thinks they do (whatever helps them against everyone else)
I mean I feel like if you’re on any type of vehicle, no matter what the law says you need to yield to pedestrians
peds also need follow the right of way. you can’t just run out in the middle of the street and force cars to slam on their brakes because you refuse to walk an extra 20ft to the cross walk. not to mention constant j walking against every ped signal even when the light is green for bikes/cars
I was only complaining about bikes trying to ride through crowds in pedestrian only areas and not stopping at crosswalks, but jaywalking is a stupid crime anyway. pedestrians should always have the right of way unless you are like jumping out in front of a vehicle where they would have to slam on the brakes
The laws are also inconsistent between towns, in my experience. One town you may be required to ride on the sidewalks while in another you are not allowed to do so.