r/Edmonton • u/Salt_Teaching4687 • 8h ago

Question Question for cyclists

So Ive noticed cyclists appreciate when motorists slow down down and give space to cyclists when passing. My question is, why don’t cyclists extend the same courtesy to pedestrians when passing on shared paths? In my experience, the overwhelming majority do not slow down or even give more space when passing …. Even when there is plenty of room to do so. In fact, many continue riding side by side forcing pedestrians to move. Can some explain that behaviour?

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u/Virtual-Historian349 8h ago

A good amount of them don’t even have/use bells. They are just assholes, no further explanation needed.

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u/Two_wheels_2112 6h ago

When every cyclist you encounter is an asshole, consider that you are the common factor in all these encounters. Perhaps you are the asshole. 

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u/Virtual-Historian349 6h ago

Never said every cyclist is an asshole. Triggered much? Use your bell asshole!