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Bike Lane Walkers

Posted on 8/8/26 at 9:28 pm
Posted by RanchoLaPuerto
Jena
Member since Aug 2023
2433 posts
Posted on 8/8/26 at 9:28 pm
I ride at a major park with a dedicated walking lane and a dedicated bike lane. I won’t say which one, but it rhymes with Audubon.

About every other lap there is a walker or lady with a stroller in the bike lane. I’m not a fast rider, but I’m going fast enough that it’s sometimes a problem.

I announce which way I’m passing (left or right) pretty loud. But every once in a while it’s a little iffy and I have to slow down or almost stop.

First, AITA for yelling at them? All I’m doing is telling them I’m there, but my tone is pretty aggravated. Every once in a while I say, “this is the bike lane.”

Second, is there a better way to handle it?
Posted by dat yat
Chef Pass
Member since Jun 2011
5043 posts
Posted on 8/8/26 at 10:00 pm to
You are not the ahole for yelling at idiot pedestrians in the dedicated bike lane.
Posted by smokeswithwolves
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2006
2159 posts
Posted on 8/8/26 at 11:48 pm to
You are not the a-hole.

I have the opposite problem. I walk CBD/Warehouse district almost every day and have to deal with idiot cyclists on the sidewalk, mostly grown men. I have yelled “you're not 12!” a time or two
Posted by mceuph
New Orleans, LA
Member since Dec 2005
836 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 7:07 am to
Depends on how fast you’re going. Audubon isn’t a place for hardcore cycling. The bike lane has a clearly posted speed limit of 10 mph. If you want to go faster than and/or don’t want to wade through kids and the general public riding casually then Audubon isn’t for you.

The bigger issue there is having a college student fly by people unannounced at 25 mph on one of those single wheel electric skateboards.
Posted by RanchoLaPuerto
Jena
Member since Aug 2023
2433 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 8:00 am to
quote:

The bike lane has a clearly posted speed limit of 10 mph.


I average about 11. Guess I could pull it back one. But I do get passed pretty often by faster bikers.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
17547 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 1:27 pm to
quote:

I average about 11. Guess I could pull it back one

But that wasn't your question. Yes, you're perfectly within your rights to chirp at people WALKING in the bike lane.
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