From my seawall-riding observer, Dianna:
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Heads up on the seawall, riders! It’s spring, which means everyone in Vancouver it seems has knocked the cobwebs off their bikes and they’re all on the seawall. It’s their first two wheeled outing since last fall, so they’re a bit wobbly, and too busy remembering how to shift and brake to ride predictably.
Not to mention after many months of cold rain the glorious pink cherry blossoms and yellow whatever-they-are bushes compete for attention so there’s much unexpected stopping and starting.
Plus, it seems like lots of folks have recently fallen in love and when they ride together can only look at each other, not where they’re going.
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Not to worry. All this chaos will settle down in a few months when we’re a bit more experienced and sunny days are the norm. But in the meantime, heads up, friends! And use your bell.
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Update: On the seawall today I have good reason for hope. Two little ones, maybe six and her younger brother, had ridden ahead of mom with two other youngsters. What did they do while they waited for the other? They pulled off the cycle track onto the grass.
That’s right. Someone has clearly invested time in training these tiny riders.
The yellow ones are probably forsythia.
I think we need more diversity in our clothing. The one picture nearly everyone is dressed the same. Black/gray jackets.
very important, too, to wear a helmet cycling at 8km/h !!
The nanny state at its finest here on the Left Coast !
Perhaps one day we will have an actual protected bike network in Vancouver so that riders of all ages and abilities will have more than one place in the city to go.