07-13-2016, 02:13 PM
(07-13-2016, 02:01 PM)MidTowner Wrote: As an aside, I have to say that, when confronted with people biking on the sidewalk, my attitude in the moment is a lot closer to yours. Your comment about Victoria reminded me that, on Saturday, I was at Descendants, and was annoyed to see a few different young male (I say this to illustrate my own prejudice) patrons arrive on bicycle, sure enough biking on the sidewalk. And my thought was that, if they don’t like riding on the sidewalk, they should leave their bikes at home. But that’s not entirely fair, and I don’t know their circumstances. And, when I see someone on a weekday morning biking on Victoria, who’s to say that he or she really can’t spare twenty (as an example) minutes extra to try to take some other route to his job?
Yes, we all make trade-offs. Weber is just faster than, say, Iron Horse, even if it's more challenging to ride (not a good thing). That factors into my calculations even when I'm not biking to work. I think people will take the most direct route that they perceive as being safe enough.