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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

shraby

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6. What would help the pedestrian/bicycle situation, is bicycles should

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 12:56 PM

Sep 2015

be required to have a horn or bell so they can warn a pedestrian that there is a bicycle coming up behind them. It would help keep the pedestrian from inadvertently moving in front of the bike when they aren't aware there is one trying to pass them.

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Sacramento Ponders: Where Should Sidewalk Cycling be Banned? [View all] marmar Sep 2015 OP

I live in Sacramento and ride a bike... David__77 Sep 2015 #1

I'm gonna go with 'in areas where cars are banned from the streets'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #2

As far as I know, Sac has only one, K Street Mall downtown KamaAina Sep 2015 #5

K Street Mall is no more. David__77 Sep 2015 #7

Bicycle riders are given an unfortunate set of regulations yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #3

California passed a law where cars have to give bikes three feet of clearence nichomachus Sep 2015 #4

What would help the pedestrian/bicycle situation, is bicycles should shraby Sep 2015 #6

I laughed at this suggestion. David__77 Sep 2015 #8

There is a difference between a bell and a horn happyslug Sep 2015 #10

A word from a State that permit biking on sidewalks.... happyslug Sep 2015 #9