I would be annoyed to see this sign to. there is no need to dismount until you reach your destination. where the heck do these signs live?
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I've only seen these in my area when you are entering very busy pedestrian areas. It is basically saying that you should expect to be moving slow enough that balancing on your bike will be more hassle than it is worth, so you should just dismount. And if you try to go through at full speed, you're being a dick
Concur, same here. What gets me going is a sign saying cyclists are allowed to use the road. Think about it since years to put up an add on that says "cars too, but only on this road". There's such a thing as legislature and that already defines that we may bike on any road or except a motorway. So why the hell would someone patronize a normal road like that ffs
Even then, that usually is time-of-day dependent. Plenty of times when such places are mostly empty. Meanwhile, nearby areas also have brief peaks that people should dismount during those times.
I have this sign in the tunnel under the train tracks, there's no way you're crossing that on your bike there's people walking in all direction all the time
Not sure about rage inducing.
I would say it's a contender for the most ignored sign.
I've never dismounted for one that's for sure.
IDK I think the "bike lanes" that are actually just fucking gutters that have never been cleaned or maintained is a more infuriating sign: Paint doesn't really protect people but places that put up these "bike lanes" give themselves a big pat on the back, put up bullshit "bike friendly" signs, and then DGAF when a cyclist is killed or injured by another shitty driver who will barely be held accountable, if at all.
Maybe not unable, just unwilling.
I once went over the handlebars when I hit one of these. The sign was less of an ask and more of a demand.
I'm in the market for a good angle grinder. How do you feel about Bauer? Spiritually I'm Bausch but economically I'm Dewalt.
Ah, I am always happy to talk to a fellow angle-grinder enthusiast. I've had too many Dewalt bushings go bad--they're a false economy, enshittified to make line go up.
For me, Milwaukee is that sweet spot for value and quality.
I hope to be an enthusiast soon enough, it's one of the major tools missing from my workbench. Milwaukee -is- pretty good, and I already have the battery packs.
But after working with a shipwright who had all Bausch tools I've been spoiled.
Cut down many signs?
Oh, no, sir. That would be a crime.
I mostly use angle grinders for my sourdough. A bread can never be too hard is my personal opinion.
Makita is what my family uses. A bit cheaper than Milwaukee and has served my family very well.
I like the ones around here which say, "Bicycles may use full lane."
May? I don't need your damn permission; that's already the law on every square inch of road in the state that's not an interstate highway. Yes, I know that's more of a reminder for motorists than anything else, but the lack of education there is rather astounding. Plenty of people labor under the misapprehension that bicycles aren't allowed on the "real" road somehow, and get frothingly butthurt every time they see one.
Our state is a bit archaic on that front. Unless something has changed recently, last I looked our interstate/controlled access highway restrictions still assume that all vehicles will be combustion powered; Bicycles, animals, and any form of conveyance without an engine of at least (IIRC) 55cc is prohibited. So presumably this also lassos all electric vehicles, which don't have any engine displacement to measure whatsoever. But nobody seems keen to do anything about it.
Beyond that restriction, anything with wheels here is a vehicle. I could roll my office chair down the street and would be entitled to the full set of rights and responsibilities of operating it on the road, including my space in a lane.
It's those few asshole cyclists that give all the others a bad name. Joe Cool whizzing past you and startling you ain't that cool. Slow the fuck down with your branded "Hey! I got a cool bike!" bicycle. You don't need to dismount though.
I see these signs at the entrance points to the pedestrian zones. And they are usually ignored by the bikers.
I've never seen such signs, despite riding my bike a lot. Isn't it just a suggestion though? I never dismount.
Maybe it's to reduce the suicidal behavior that a small percentage of cyclists have? When I'm driving for example, I always give cyclists right of way on crosswalks - despite that the law here is that cars have the right of way (unless dismounted). And yet, I see people all the time who don't even look, just riding at really high speeds right over. I really don't get it.
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