| Comment | It doesn't bother me at all, so long as the cyclist is cautious enough and gives way to pedestrians.
The reality is the roads are just not safe to cycle on. We need more segregated cycle infra, and it is coming in slowly. But until it reaches the point where you have a critical mass of connected lanes making a network, the reality is that people who need to cycle will do it on the pavement where they feel safe.
I'm a reasonably confident casual cyclist, but there are a couple of junctions and stretches of road where (through past experiences) I simply will not cycle on the roadway. But these roads are also choke points that can't really be avoided as part of my route, so, I tend to use the pavement on these short stretches until I reach quiet side streets or a cycle lane. I'd much rather not have to. |
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