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Twice in the last few months we have been nicked by crazy bikers on the King street sidewalk.The last time the guy literally pushed off on my shoulder then hit another guy on the other side just missing his little kids.Whats going on?
Charleston is among the LEAST bike-friendly cities in the entire country.
The continued resistance toward protected lanes or any other type of biking infrastructure means the cyclists (if you haven't noticed; there are TONS in Charleston) must decide between risking their life riding in the road or risking giving a poor pedestrian a broken collarbone during an ill-advised pass on a crowded sidewalk.
Most other cities around the world are solving this problem by giving a inch back to the cyclists and pedestrians, but a quick review of the Ashley River Bridge bike lane project will show you where the priorities lie in Charleston.
Essentially, suck it up or move, is the message from the government and natives.
Rude sidewalk bikers have nothing to do with Charleston's bike friendliness.
It's not practical to create a dedicated bike lane on King street as the lanes are already pretty narrow. That being said driving on King street is no faster than biking on King Street so people on bikes can easily keep up with the flow of vehicle traffic.
Downtown Charleston bikers are typically college kids who are casual bikers most likely in their first urban biking environment and probably spooked out by riding among a bunch of cars on the street, thinking the sidewalk is safer. I can't say I see this a lot though.
Charleston is among the LEAST bike-friendly cities in the entire country.
The continued resistance toward protected lanes or any other type of biking infrastructure means the cyclists (if you haven't noticed; there are TONS in Charleston) must decide between risking their life riding in the road or risking giving a poor pedestrian a broken collarbone during an ill-advised pass on a crowded sidewalk.
Most other cities around the world are solving this problem by giving a inch back to the cyclists and pedestrians, but a quick review of the Ashley River Bridge bike lane project will show you where the priorities lie in Charleston.
Essentially, suck it up or move, is the message from the government and natives.
Riding on the sidewalk is amateur biking at its worst. Very dangerous to all involved. Bikes belong in the street and if the street is too dangerous, then no bikes at all.
Hate to pile on the bicyclists themselves since I'm an avid cyclist though never in Charleston. Sorry, but people don't seem to know bicycle rules of the road down here. Grocery Guy is right--no riding on sidewalks. Additionally, I regularly see cyclists going the wrong way, popping out between cars, riding at night with no lights whatsoever, no helmets and completely oblivious. It's really a shock since I'm from an area with loads of cyclists who obey rules of the road and ride safely.
That said, a painted bike lane on Morrison and upper East Bay could funnel bicyclists off the bridge to Calhoun St. at least. I'd heard some talk about turning some of the unused rail beds on the Upper Peninsula into a bike trail. Anybody know about that?
Charleston is among the LEAST bike-friendly cities in the entire country.
The continued resistance toward protected lanes or any other type of biking infrastructure means the cyclists (if you haven't noticed; there are TONS in Charleston) must decide between risking their life riding in the road or risking giving a poor pedestrian a broken collarbone during an ill-advised pass on a crowded sidewalk.
Most other cities around the world are solving this problem by giving a inch back to the cyclists and pedestrians, but a quick review of the Ashley River Bridge bike lane project will show you where the priorities lie in Charleston.
Essentially, suck it up or move, is the message from the government and natives.
You must never been to nyc bikers cut cars off. Charleston isnt bad. Being a city of nyc stats isltd a shame
There were two of these jokers.They were going faster on a crowded sidewalk than the traffic on King was moving.They appeared to be trying to outdo each other with their threatening behavior.These were not careless college students.
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