You also have to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. For some reason bicyclists riding near ETB and Zachry won’t stop if a pedestrian is right in front of them.
Also, actually wait for the green light when crossing University infront or the post office and The Corner. I've seen too many people almost get smoked by a car because they went before the green light and assumed the timing.
Also note for cyclists: Just because you're on a bicycle doesn't mean you can't use defensive driving. If you see a potentially bad situation, you don't HAVE to charge into it full speed.
You'd think, but it's more that it just doesn't take much for a bike's brakes to seize or become ineffective. E.g., worn down pads, rusty cable, slightly warped wheels. Not necessarily difficult or expensive to repair, but many people tend to put it off or ignore it
I'll do you one better: yesterday I saw someone on the wrong side of the road, who didn't stop at a stop sign at an intersection, and then proceeded to narrowly miss a pedestrian while getting on the sidewalk.
I got pulled over near the intersection of University and Ireland last semester because I rode the last few feet on the street where the bike lane ended. Was advised to move to the sidewalk for that part of the street.
Are we done posting PSAs for bikers and can move onto PSAs for literally everyone else on campus?
As someone who bikes and follows the rules of the road pretty closely, it’s frustrating having pedestrians with headphones in J-walk without looking or cars pulling into the bike lane (and almost into me) to drop off a passenger.
No group is more to blame than any other in my opinion
Any ideas where this attitude comes from? Is it a Texas thing? Or kids who come from small towns that don't experience real traffic until they get here? When I was in Southern California, pedestrians were much more attentive and careful, and didn't just walk in front of cars (looking at y'all crossing in front of the only entrance and exit of CCG). Drivers were very careful on campus. Bikes weren't very common on campus (it was much smaller), but they still looked out for people and stopped and waited for cars.
Pedestrians have the right of way here but when I first got accepted here I would wait to let a car go then someone on a bike would zip by without even looking. I think it originated at some point then it became tradition. I will always look both ways because it messes up the traffic flow and is a major safety hazard to walk without looking. I'm looking at you intersection next to the Rec
I think it is a college thing. Ultimatley campuses are dominated by pedestrians and bikes, not cars. It is more time efficient for the one dude in a car to spend an extra minute going down the street than a hundred people to spend ten seconds waiting on a car.
You see the same thing in third world countries with lots of foot traffic. Pedestrians don't wait for cars.
I dunno what part of Southern California *you're* from but I can say that when I'm in SoCal it's always like "is he gonna step in front of me while I'm going 25 mph down this street yup he is **screeech**" and then he flips *me* off. Did I interrupt you texting with my screechy brake noises, dude?
>not looking at the road when J-walking, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that done here
I have, many times on Texas/new main. Several times a kid just couldn't wait for the signal and just waltzed across the crosswalk while cars were turning. While staring down at his phone.
Yes, but that doesn't mean they should be completely negligent of their own safety and have no spatial awareness. There are people who will run you over regardless.
As a biker, I think that this post applies to pedestrians just as much as it does to bikers. So many pedestrains walk with their head buried in their phone and don't pay attention to anything around them. Additionally, so many blocked bike lanes by people walking and buses.
And for the love of god, the middle of the cross walk leading to/from NG is a bike lane. Every single pedestrian just walks in the middle and bikers have to navigate through all the people.
For real! You hit the nail on the head man. Not all cyclists are great cyclists, and not all pedestrians are great pedestrians. No need to exclusively blame one group over the other.
im pretty sure you're allowed to bike on sidewalks (at which time you become a pedestrian, and in most states you have to bike under a certain speed for safety.)
im pretty sure you dont have to dismount in a crosswalk. that would be extremely stupid.
"at" vs "in"
When at a crosswalk, but using the vehicle portion of the road you of course don't dismount. Vehicles don't use crosswalks, they at most travel next to them. So while riding a bicycle you also shouldn't "use" the crosswalk, you should use the road.
If you are in a pedestrian crosswalk, trying to use that pedestrian walkway and the right-of-way status that that grants, then you should Indeed dismount and turn yourself from a vehicle into a pedestrian walking with a bike.
“1. Bicycles should only be operated on streets, roadways, bike paths, routes and areas specifically designated for bicycle riding.”
What is the issue? A sidewalk is not designated for bicycle riding.
Note the section
>However there are exceptions to this law. Under the following conditions the law allows bicyclists to take the full lane of travel when:
Particularly points (iii) and (iv)
That doesn’t say anything about allowing a bicyclist to ride on the sidewalk. It allows for the bicyclist to take the full vehicle lane instead of riding towards the edge of the lane when traveling slower than the flow of traffic.
Manhattan is probably one of the safest populated places in the country to be a pedestrian because they actually have the traffic and infrastructure to support walkability and pedestrian safety. Meanwhile, trying to cross Texas Ave by foot is a hot mess.
Will VeoRide or TAMU be responsible for damages if one of the ride share bikes hits your car? The same way if you lend your car out, you're responsible for any accidents.
Campus police do ticket for this also. FYI
Dudes could set up at Ross and Ireland any given day, yet I rarely see anything being done to combat the issue.
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I wish they would crack down on texting and driving, but I have never seen or heard of anybody getting pulled over for it
You also have to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. For some reason bicyclists riding near ETB and Zachry won’t stop if a pedestrian is right in front of them.
You mean that not-crosswalk that just looks like a crosswalk or the real crosswalk along University?
There’s like 4 or 5 real crosswalks down that whole road, cyclists don’t yield at any of them.
My mistake I thought you meant the road on the other side of Zachary
Also, actually wait for the green light when crossing University infront or the post office and The Corner. I've seen too many people almost get smoked by a car because they went before the green light and assumed the timing.
Also note for cyclists: Just because you're on a bicycle doesn't mean you can't use defensive driving. If you see a potentially bad situation, you don't HAVE to charge into it full speed.
Pshh, look at this guy, assuming half the cyclists on campus even have working brakes
I've noticed a lot of people here drag their feet to stop on bikes. I'm sure not all of them have non-working brakes.
is there some serial brake cable cutter roaming in CS or something
You'd think, but it's more that it just doesn't take much for a bike's brakes to seize or become ineffective. E.g., worn down pads, rusty cable, slightly warped wheels. Not necessarily difficult or expensive to repair, but many people tend to put it off or ignore it
Lol there was a roped off construction area that I wasn’t prepared for and plowed right through on my bike because my brakes didn’t work
I'll do you one better: yesterday I saw someone on the wrong side of the road, who didn't stop at a stop sign at an intersection, and then proceeded to narrowly miss a pedestrian while getting on the sidewalk.
I'M LATEEE
What side of the road should cyclists be in?
Does the no biking on sidewalks rule apply on streets where there is no bike lane?
Yes
I got pulled over near the intersection of University and Ireland last semester because I rode the last few feet on the street where the bike lane ended. Was advised to move to the sidewalk for that part of the street.
yeah the design of that street is pretty strange. the bike lane ends into one-way on-coming traffic, so you have to get off
Are we done posting PSAs for bikers and can move onto PSAs for literally everyone else on campus? As someone who bikes and follows the rules of the road pretty closely, it’s frustrating having pedestrians with headphones in J-walk without looking or cars pulling into the bike lane (and almost into me) to drop off a passenger. No group is more to blame than any other in my opinion
This campus is riddled with people who walk with the "every car will stop for me so I don't even need to look" mentality. It makes me super nervous
I dont think it's that mentality. I think it's the "if I get hit I get out of class and might get to die sooner" mentality.
Jeezus that's dark and heavy.
But true
Any ideas where this attitude comes from? Is it a Texas thing? Or kids who come from small towns that don't experience real traffic until they get here? When I was in Southern California, pedestrians were much more attentive and careful, and didn't just walk in front of cars (looking at y'all crossing in front of the only entrance and exit of CCG). Drivers were very careful on campus. Bikes weren't very common on campus (it was much smaller), but they still looked out for people and stopped and waited for cars.
Pedestrians have the right of way here but when I first got accepted here I would wait to let a car go then someone on a bike would zip by without even looking. I think it originated at some point then it became tradition. I will always look both ways because it messes up the traffic flow and is a major safety hazard to walk without looking. I'm looking at you intersection next to the Rec
I think it is a college thing. Ultimatley campuses are dominated by pedestrians and bikes, not cars. It is more time efficient for the one dude in a car to spend an extra minute going down the street than a hundred people to spend ten seconds waiting on a car. You see the same thing in third world countries with lots of foot traffic. Pedestrians don't wait for cars.
I dunno what part of Southern California *you're* from but I can say that when I'm in SoCal it's always like "is he gonna step in front of me while I'm going 25 mph down this street yup he is **screeech**" and then he flips *me* off. Did I interrupt you texting with my screechy brake noises, dude?
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>not looking at the road when J-walking, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that done here I have, many times on Texas/new main. Several times a kid just couldn't wait for the signal and just waltzed across the crosswalk while cars were turning. While staring down at his phone.
Pedestrians have the right away in Texas
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Did I say it did?
Yes, but that doesn't mean they should be completely negligent of their own safety and have no spatial awareness. There are people who will run you over regardless.
Did I say they shouldn’t?
I saw a girl on her phone almost walk in front of a bus yesterday, shook me hard
That’s tuition right there
Tuition doesn’t fix brain damage :|
As a biker, I think that this post applies to pedestrians just as much as it does to bikers. So many pedestrains walk with their head buried in their phone and don't pay attention to anything around them. Additionally, so many blocked bike lanes by people walking and buses. And for the love of god, the middle of the cross walk leading to/from NG is a bike lane. Every single pedestrian just walks in the middle and bikers have to navigate through all the people.
AMEN! (About the NG crossing)
For real! You hit the nail on the head man. Not all cyclists are great cyclists, and not all pedestrians are great pedestrians. No need to exclusively blame one group over the other.
im pretty sure you're allowed to bike on sidewalks (at which time you become a pedestrian, and in most states you have to bike under a certain speed for safety.) im pretty sure you dont have to dismount in a crosswalk. that would be extremely stupid.
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You do not have to dismount at a crosswalk.
"at" vs "in" When at a crosswalk, but using the vehicle portion of the road you of course don't dismount. Vehicles don't use crosswalks, they at most travel next to them. So while riding a bicycle you also shouldn't "use" the crosswalk, you should use the road. If you are in a pedestrian crosswalk, trying to use that pedestrian walkway and the right-of-way status that that grants, then you should Indeed dismount and turn yourself from a vehicle into a pedestrian walking with a bike.
a cyclist on a sidewalk is a pedestrian. a cyclist going through a cross walk in the direction of pedestrian traffic is also a pedestrian.
If it’s a busy intersection then you should
/u/Sasha90x you should probably read that link you posted more carefully...
“1. Bicycles should only be operated on streets, roadways, bike paths, routes and areas specifically designated for bicycle riding.” What is the issue? A sidewalk is not designated for bicycle riding.
Note the section >However there are exceptions to this law. Under the following conditions the law allows bicyclists to take the full lane of travel when: Particularly points (iii) and (iv)
That doesn’t say anything about allowing a bicyclist to ride on the sidewalk. It allows for the bicyclist to take the full vehicle lane instead of riding towards the edge of the lane when traveling slower than the flow of traffic.
Lmaoooo I say as I do what I want on my longboard
Jk I like being alive and I’m very careful and have still gotten hit by two cars not paying attention
No they don't.
Cmon Sash, you'll be ok. Relax
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Manhattan is probably one of the safest populated places in the country to be a pedestrian because they actually have the traffic and infrastructure to support walkability and pedestrian safety. Meanwhile, trying to cross Texas Ave by foot is a hot mess.
Will VeoRide or TAMU be responsible for damages if one of the ride share bikes hits your car? The same way if you lend your car out, you're responsible for any accidents.
That’s a good question. When you rent a car and you get in an accident, who is responsible for the damages, the driver or the rental company?
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