tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post3759697353332213644..comments2024-01-15T14:14:40.035-05:00Comments on Citizen Rider: Should I feel guilty?cafiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-34063510607654682162014-08-27T19:57:21.821-05:002014-08-27T19:57:21.821-05:00Your definition of a cyclist sounds positive. The ...Your definition of a cyclist sounds positive. The wheeled pedestrian definition of a cyclists is as an exclusively recreational rider. I get the sense this is viewed with contempt and perhaps even alarm as the recreational cyclists generate all the negative effects suffered by bike riders, while the virtuous, hard-working non-cyclist riders toil in obscurity, waiting for the motoring public to be see that there has never been anything to fear.<br /><br />The term "wheeled pedestrian" must be a calculated contradiction to the concept of vehicular cyclist. But for me it conjures up uncomfortable visions of riders on sidewalks, threading among the real pedestrians like a motorcycle on a bike path. Can you imagine if frightened motorcyclists lobbied successfully to be allowed to ride on bike paths because they were afraid to mix it up with the other vehicle traffic on the street?cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-65542266306668564832014-08-27T12:20:50.360-05:002014-08-27T12:20:50.360-05:00I must confess that I often draw such a distinctio...I must confess that I often draw such a distinction, though it has little to do with clothing or equipment. Rather, I consider a cyclist as one that more or less understands the fundamentals about the bike and how to ride it safely under a variety of conditions. There are lots of Lycra-clad people on bikes and there are cyclists on $30 bikes. Butts on bikes people are rarely cyclists.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com