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Just a question, Do you have to stop for a person Riding a bike across the street ??  
 
I know we have to stop for a pedestrian and a pedestrian walking their bike But a person still riding ??  
 
Why i question...a lady hammered on her brakes infront of me for about 6 people riding across the street...

....unless they're at a designated crosswalk and walking their bikes across. Bikes have to obey by the same laws as vehicles. It's against the law to stop randomly, just to be nice. Plus, extremely dangerous.

Well that is what i thought, i don't usually stop, just lay on the horn....i almost hit the lady today because of that..

...but as we all know, driving in Brandon is scary with pedestrians and bicyclists darting in and out of traffic. Need to feather the brakes at every intersection, just in case. You don't want hitting someone on your conscience.

Jim.47.000 said "Just a question, Do you have to stop for a person Riding a bike across the street ??     I know we have to stop for a pedestrian and a pedestrian walking their bike But a person still riding ??     Why i question...a lady hammered on her brakes infront of me for about 6 people riding across the street... "

When a bike is on the road (not being walked across)then you are required to treat it exactly as you would any other vehicle. That means yielding when appropriate and not yielding when appropriate.  
 
The cyclist is required to behave as any other vehicle as well.  
 
If a cyclist is walking their bike across a crosswalk or intersection you are requires to treat them as any other pedestrian and they are required to behave as any other pedestrian.  
 
NEVER stop for a bike in a situation where you wouldn't stop for a vehicle. It is dangerous for you and the other drivers and is exceptionally dangerous for the cyclist.  
 
[b]G.[/b] said "...but as we all know, driving in Brandon is scary with pedestrians and bicyclists darting in and out of traffic. Need to feather the brakes at every intersection, just in case. You don't want hitting someone on your conscience. "  
 
You should try being a cyclist or pedestrian here sometime if you want scary.

CitizenE said "    Jim.47.000 said "Just a question, Do you have to stop for a person Riding a bike across the street ??     I know we have to stop for a pedestrian and a pedestrian walking their bike But a person still riding ??     Why i question...a lady hammered on her brakes infront of me for about 6 people riding across the street... " When a bike is on the road (not being walked across)then you are required to treat it exactly as you would any other vehicle. That means yielding when appropriate and not yielding when appropriate.     The cyclist is required to behave as any other vehicle as well.     If a cyclist is walking their bike across a crosswalk or intersection you are requires to treat them as any other pedestrian and they are required to behave as any other pedestrian.     NEVER stop for a bike in a situation where you wouldn't stop for a vehicle. It is dangerous for you and the other drivers and is exceptionally dangerous for the cyclist.     [b]G.[/b] said "...but as we all know, driving in Brandon is scary with pedestrians and bicyclists darting in and out of traffic. Need to feather the brakes at every intersection, just in case. You don't want hitting someone on your conscience. "     You should try being a cyclist or pedestrian here sometime if you want scary. "

The very last statement you made is so true. It seems (from the threads on here and real life experiences) that some people will not stop for pedestrians unless it is at a controlled intersection or IF the crosswalks are the flashing light type and even then some people STILL will not stop for a pedestrian. I have encountered several of this type lately.  
 
Even after several of us provided more than enough proof that nearly every intersection is a crosswalk, people still argued that they only had to stop at "crosswalks" IF they were clearly marked AND if the pedestrian puts their arms out to signal they are wanting to cross...... the drivers' handbook states you must stop and yield right of way for a pedestrian at ANY crosswalk.  
 
Cyclists on the other hand have to abide by traffic laws - stop at stop signs, yield right of way, etc, the same as a motor vehicle does.

If people treated cyclists like other vehicles I wouldn't be constantly getting cut off when riding along the street. Merging traffic wouldn't be darting out in front of me as I maintain with the flow of traffic. And cars pulling out to the street wouldn't be parking right in front of the bike path blocking the intersection as I pedal along. And then there's the old lady who flipped me off for even riding on the street. Oh, I love this city and how everyone just imagines their own laws depending on their situation.

Definitely just blow by them, damn them for slowing you down by 5-10 seconds, you got stuff to do, like get home a crush a few bud lite''s and half a bag of Mrs. Vickies, and even worse, what if you had to stop and take that cigarette out of your mouth so you can un-intelligibly yell some slobbery rant at them.  
 
Those cyclists are out to ruin the world, by burning calories and reducing thier carbon footprint, especially the little ones, on pink bikes, or the little ones on mock dirt bikes, what the hell gives them the right, lay on the horn yell and scream, let them know that your way more important than them.  
 
Hopefully they dismount, stop, ensure you stop, and look both ways before pushing thier bikes across in front of you, giving you time,to admire thier fit figures, and perhaps question yourself on how you ended up being what you are today, and not the specimen you see in front of you.  
 
In the mean time, I''ll see you at the next intersection, and instead of honking, or screaming or buzzing by me, feel free to stop and I''ll show you the benefits of being a physically fit person pedalling my way around the city keeping hard and staying fit and maybe improving the world a little.  
 
Edited by Luckydog, 2016-08-18 14:34:14