When I ride on sidewalks, I cross carefully. If there is any chance of a car coming, I slow down significantly to the point of getting off my bike at times.
Where I live, I have more close calls at such intersections in the bike lanes because cars like to try to make right turns in front of me. The first one can usually get in front, and I have to stop to not get hit, then the one behind thinks that they get to do the same thing.
I figure that walking my bike across an intersection isn’t much different than someone pulling a grocery cart across the street.
Ah, that makes sense.
When I ride on sidewalks, I cross carefully. If there is any chance of a car coming, I slow down significantly to the point of getting off my bike at times.
Where I live, I have more close calls at such intersections in the bike lanes because cars like to try to make right turns in front of me. The first one can usually get in front, and I have to stop to not get hit, then the one behind thinks that they get to do the same thing.
I figure that walking my bike across an intersection isn’t much different than someone pulling a grocery cart across the street.