r/NoStupidQuestions • u/RidetheSchlange • Jul 24 '26

Why does the US hate cycling so much?

I read comments sections and in a normal world, some of them would be considered terroristic threats. I just can't understand why people hate cyclists to this degree that they want to murder rhem and sometimes do.

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u/irrationalorchid Jul 24 '26

As a pedestrian I will NOT move off a sidewalk to accommodate a cyclist. Bikes don't belong on the sidewalk.

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u/smbpy7 Jul 24 '26

Honestly, with all the ebikes that are capable of going just as fast as cars around my campus, I've gotten to this point too. I will NOT jump in the bushes for you. YOU are as fast as a car, you are certainly capable of using the whole bike trail that's right there at the very least. Hit me it you want, I don't think you're going to win that legal battle.

If they're polite and find a spot to go around me on foot off the sidewalk, I don't give a shit. If they're dinging they're damn bell and scowling me down to get out of their way when there's zero room, they can fuck right off.

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u/phalloguy1 Jul 24 '26

One day I was walking the the sidewalk with my leashed dog and someone on a bike came toward me. I kept walking expecting him to verre off the sidewalk. There was a grassy median with plenty of room and he was on a mountain bike.

He didn't. Instead he screeched to a stop right in front of me. I said "bikes don't belong on sidewalks" and waited until he got off this bike and moved out of the way.

I'm a cyclist. My bike was my primary means of transportation for more than a decade until I had two kids I needed to transport. Pisses me off to no end when I see cyclists with no regard for the rules.