01-31-2018, 09:52 AM
I thought it was a pretty good example to illustrate perception of sidewalks. I have neighbours who don’t walk anywhere. They do walk but, as danbrotherston said, not to destinations, but rather for recreation or exercise. If the weather’s not good, they stay in; if they know one street’s sidewalks are chronically messy, they take the dog the other way.
So, for them, the sidewalks seem good enough because they’ve never experienced a trip to the store for an ingredient for dinner (or whatever example you want to think of).
It’s not denigrating those people to compare them to recreational cyclists, who likewise might think the infrastructure is just fine, but don’t realize they have a blind spot since they can choose where to bike, since they’re not biking for transportation.
So, for them, the sidewalks seem good enough because they’ve never experienced a trip to the store for an ingredient for dinner (or whatever example you want to think of).
It’s not denigrating those people to compare them to recreational cyclists, who likewise might think the infrastructure is just fine, but don’t realize they have a blind spot since they can choose where to bike, since they’re not biking for transportation.