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Re:The popularity of e-bikes isn’t slowing down by jodrellblank on Monday November 08, 2021 @09:33PM (#29157038)
In the UK it's illegal to bike on the pavement. [1] says "Rule 64. You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement. Laws HA 1835 sect 72 & R(S)A sect 129" (exception: combined bike lanes and pavement, if the cyclist stays in the bike section).

Saying "the way things are is dangerous for me, so I'm going to break the law and be a danger to others instead because I'm what matters here" is not ok behaviour. If cycling is too dangerous for you, don't cycle. You don't get to say "driving in traffic is dangerous so I'm going to drive in the bus lane where there's less traffic", right?

[1] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-for-cycli...

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Re:The popularity of e-bikes isn’t slowing down by TulliusCicero on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @12:12AM (#29157976)
Insisting that people risk their lives because "the law says you have to put yourself in mortal danger, therefore you're morally obliged to comply" is blind obedience of the dumbest degree.
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Re:The popularity of e-bikes isn’t slowing down by jodrellblank on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @08:06AM (#29161200)
or the other option - walk on the pavement, with your bike.
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Re:The popularity of e-bikes isn’t slowing down by TulliusCicero on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @02:26PM (#29166234)
That's definitely the preferable path if there are significant numbers of pedestrians, yes. If the sidewalk is basically empty, I think it's okay to ride. And there are some 'multi-use paths' I've seen that are basically still just sidewalks where bikes are explicitly permitted.
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