Trails came before streets, streets are basically just fancy wide paved trails with rules as to which side to pass on.
You might as well ask which came first, feet or wheels…
Neither of us would be where we are or who we are today, we might not even exist, if it wasn’t for the wheel, even though obviously feet came first.
The steam locomotive train was invented in 1802…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train
The predecessor of the bicycle, the Draisine, was invented in 1817…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_bicycle
The safety bicycle (just common bicycle we know today) was invented around 1885…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_bicycle
The first semi-mass produced vehicle was invented and made in 1886…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_automobile
Which one wins on the road? Hint: It’s not the lightest, it’s the heaviest…
I actually had to look up ‘grade crossing’ to even understand what you were getting at.
Rare? Hah, it happens every single day here! Not saying it should though, also not saying that trains should have a right to just fucking park on the tracks here and block traffic either, but they do.
But… What does that have anything to do with crossing the road or highway, either on foot or on bicycle?
I almost get your question, but… ‘arountd I’m push’ …
I’m confused…
Oh that’s so hilarious that I forgot to laugh…
How the hell does any cyclist or pedestrian get across the road to get to the store or to their friend’s house, or to work even?
Go ahead, look up professional BMX flatland competition. None of the pros wear helmets, and it’s not in any of their rules. For the very reason I mentioned, it affects delicate balance.
Look up Jomopro and Voodoo Jam…
Literally nobody in BMX flatland wears a helmet anymore. If they did, then the pro competitions would require it.
Experienced flatlanders know better, helmets just distract the rider and throw off the rider’s natural flow, and actually make it even more likely to wreck.
Flatland ≠ Traffic
No, the key bit there is why do pedestrians cross the road? To get to the other side, same as bicyclists.
Clearly you’ve never rode flatland then. Flatlanders don’t fall on their heads, they fall on their knees and elbows, and sometimes the top tube smacks their shins.
It’s the stunt riders that do ramping and other tricks that leave the ground that risk crashing on their head. Flatlanders stay on the ground. Well, minus the occasional bunny hop.
Like I said, basically the entire BMX flatland community has already agreed on this back in the 90’s. Go ahead and find me even one single flatland rider these days that wears a helmet. The last video clip I saw of flatlanders wearing helmets is from 1985.
There are a lot of things that shouldn’t be, but we gotta face the facts. There are way too many ignorant drivers that either barely know how to drive, might be just plain assholes, or just staring at their phone instead of the road…
Ignoring electric bicycles and high speed riding/racing bicycles, I’m not sure if I see the activity of riding a bicycle any more or less dangerous than walking, unless of course the bike rider doesn’t have good balance or awareness of their surroundings, which could apply to either bicyclists or pedestrians.
Both bicyclists and pedestrians share pretty much the same risks when traveling near vehicle occupied roads. If anything, I feel that pedestrians are generally more at risk. They are smaller in the visual field of vehicle drivers, they move slower, and they’re not wearing reflectors or protective gear.
The average comfortable cruising pace on a bicycle tends to be around 12 miles per hour. Most bicycles are pretty agile and quick to control. I mean, compare the stopping distance of a ~4000 pound vehicle going 12 miles per hour to the stopping distance of a ~200 pound rider plus their bike, to the speed and stopping distance of a ~175 pound pedestrian on foot…
So, if anything, pedestrians are more in danger, at least the way I see it.
As a BMX flatland rider (not in traffic), I’ve found that helmets cause the rider to be unnaturally top heavy, which affects the abilities of the rider to perform a lot of tricks, particularly the many one wheel tricks the sport has to offer.
If anything, in BMX flatland, elbow pads, knee pads, shin guards, and perhaps gloves, offer the most necessary protection for the sport. Pretty much all flatland riders ditched helmets back in the 90’s for the very reason I mentioned, it affects the balance while performing complex tricks.
Now as far as regular road commuting, even though I’m not one to wear a helmet, I would tend to recommend a helmet for the average rider. Vehicles are big and heavy, and plenty of drivers out there don’t pay nearly enough attention to bicycles or pedestrians.
And that in itself brings up another question:
If bicycle riders should wear helmets, then shouldn’t pedestrians also wear helmets…?
Hahaha! You found him, yay!
Dude in the center is holding the huge rolled lit up blunt, passing it to his friend above.
Look just above that, in the dark under the tarp/awning thing. You’ll see a pitch black face, white eyes, white teeth, and a red and white striped ribcage.
Skeleton Waldo!
I found Skeleton Waldo hiding in the shadows, just slightly above and to the right of center.
The thalamus is made of microplastics, obviously.
We should have that pesky problem removed…
/s
Nice parking lot…
Yet nobody ever speaks of Old Zealand…
That was only true for Windows 95 and 98 (likely ME as well, but I don’t know). As of Windows 2000 and later, the map is fixed in place and for whatever reason (probably inconvenient to update), they dropped the click on the map to select time zone feature, which was also the feature that centered the selected time zone.
Hmm, that actually does sound about right.
Once upon a time, back in Windows 95 and 98 days, you could click on your area on the map and it would automatically highlight that time zone and select your appropriate time zone.
I figure those islands were deliberately exaggerated in size to make them easier to click on with a mouse. I mean for real, you ever tried aiming and clicking your mouse on one very exact pixel?
I use simple technology when I ride. My timer is…
I don’t usually care much how long I rode, but the few long rides I’ve timed myself on were around 1:40 or so, with only like 2 breaks in between, around 36 miles total, one way.