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I try where possible to stick to very quiet neighbourhood/side roads, or use segregated cycle routes where they exist (ha!).
But frankly there are some situations, and points on the Glasgow map, where the choice is between joining the pavement on a main road for 50-100 yards, or joining motor traffic at a heavy duty junction, sharing space with lorries, buses, and Glasgow drivers. So I opt for the pavement - but do try to limit it to short necessary stretches, and am very cautious around pedestrians.
Even at the moment when it's very very quite on the roads, there's a couple of extremely sketchy junctions where I just do not feel safe enough to stick to the road. Might not be legally right, but I think this is how many many semi-confident cyclists feel in this city.
(replying also to u/SKINNERRRR)
It's also the case that most of the Glasgow cycling "network" is built from shared paths. The signage isn't *always* clear... sometimes it is. I think this is often the cause for this belief that cyclists are recently invading pedestrian only space. |
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