With the gym closed and social distancing a concern, more pedestrians and cyclists are using our paved paths this summer. Most cyclists are respectful of pedestrians.
However, a significant minority are not. Shouting “f**k off” or gesturing with your hand is not a respectful way to respond to a pedestrian’s request that you stay in your lane—both of which I experienced on this morning’s walk.
I’ve been hit twice by cyclists: once when she ran a red light and once on a crowded pedestrian street. The second time landed me in physiotherapy for the better part of a year. Both times, the cyclist was in the wrong.
Cyclists don’t like cars that encroach on their space; pedestrians don’t like cyclists who do the same.
Valerie Whiffen // Whistler
