#on a less serious note:slow walkers please pick a side of the aisle/sidewalk and let me pass you i just want to walk faster pls😭

[sofusgirl]

As someone who does not have a drivers license, and bikes pretty much everywhere (until it gets to icy to do so)...

I am so aware how many motorists hate me on the road. Like, I usually stick to sidewalks where possible, but occasionally there is no option but to follow the road, and I never feel less safe than I do when cars pass me there. Some get spiteful and pass uncomfortably close. Despite me being as close to the edge of the road as I can. Trust me, I'd rather not be here either, but ther is no sidewalk here, and no other way to get where I'm going.

Luckily, most places I bike have sidewalks for me to stick to.

That being said, it is not completely without reason that people are negative to bikers. I see so many bikers being reckless, inconsiderate idiots in traffic. Putting themselves and others in danger.

Likewise I see cars not paying attention, not stopping to let me cross the road, despite me having dismounted my bike and signaling that I want to cross, or in one case, being on his phone while leaving a parking lot where he did not have the right of way, probably intending to pull up to the main road fully before looking up. I got across just close enough to give him a scare, without endangering myself, because he was just not paying attention at all to the sidewalk, despite it being so easy to see both left and right of him.

Pedestrians too though. Crossing roads without checking that it's clear/that incoming traffic has seen you (you could be in their blindspot, wait until you know they see you), standing/walking in groups taking up the entire sidewalk without paying attention to their surroundings, walking smack dab in the middle so that no one can pass on either side etc.

Overall, the mode of transport matters less than the "pay attention and show some consideration to your surroundings"

If you're walking in a group, make sure you keep an eye out so you can let others pass when necessary. When biking, be mindful of pedestrians and the rules of traffic. When driving pay attention and don't be a dick to people who aren't inside a ton of metal.

Everyone can have an off day, or be distracted, but cmon, just a little decency.