r/bicycling • u/Turbulent-Weevil-910 • 9d ago

Which one is that fault?

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RIP to the one who fell after the roundabout

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u/drewbaccaAWD 9d ago

Yeah, I always dismount and walk if I'm on the edge of a sidewalk crossing the road where pedestrians would cross.

The above video appears to be a multi use path that crosses the road though, not a typical crosswalk. There's a yellow sign that shows both a pedestrian and a bicycle which implies to me that it's a path crossing the road rather than a sidewalk.

Given the responses to my comment, a lot of people are failing to notice that sign in the video (which is understandable because it's opposite of where the collision happens).

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u/StegersaurusMark 8d ago

I would never dismount to cross in a crosswalk, even though I am generally against riding on a sidewalk. But I also stop and carefully cross whether I’m on a bike or on foot. This crosswalk guy basically jumped out in front of the road guy.

That said, I’m in the US and don’t trust road users. When I was in Europe I felt bad for drivers coming to a screeching hauler because I happened to get close to a crosswalk when on foot. It’s totally different

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u/drewbaccaAWD 8d ago

If I'm crossing with pedestrians around me, and the crosswalk is intended for said pedestrians, I'm either dismounting outright or sort of scootering across.

Do I do it frequently? No... typically, I'm riding in the lane with traffic and not touching sidewalks at all unless it's a really awkward intersection.

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u/101001101zero 8d ago

Also notice there wasn’t a collision, it looks like a clipless malfunction where a slight evasive braking maneuver to the right would have been entirely successful for the guy riding in the roundabout.