Rant: That guy at East Atlanta Village who told me I was biking wrong

I was locking my bike up near The Earl last Saturday and some dude in a truck rolls down his window to yell that I should be on the sidewalk because I was slowing traffic. He said "bikes don't belong on the road, it's common sense." But the thing is I was in a designated bike lane and he was just sitting there idling in a no parking zone. So which one of us is actually breaking the rules here? Has anyone else gotten random unsolicited advice from strangers that made you question who's really in the wrong?

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elliot_taylor19d ago

Actually, the sidewalk is way more dangerous for bikers than the road.

veraj5319d ago

Last year I got yelled at by a guy pushing a stroller for riding too slow on the bike path. He said I was holding up his morning jog. I was going 12 miles per hour and he was wearing sandals. Some people just need to let everyone know they're annoyed no matter what you do. The bike lane thing is the worst though because it's literally painted there for you.

jamesm3818d ago

The jogger in sandals pushing a stroller is a special kind of entitled. 12 mph is a solid pace on a bike path, you're not exactly crawling. He probably thought the whole path was his personal track. The bike lane thing gets me too because it's like drivers forget what that painted line means. They'll honk at you for being in the road, then yell at you for using the bike lane. You just can't win with some people, they're going to be mad no matter what you do.