Cycling on the Footpath?

Did you get out of his way?

There may be various reasons why a cyclist needs to cycle on the path and not on the road.

I'm also very tolerant of children cycling on paths for safety.

But I don't think that it is right that a cyclist would ring their bell at a pedestrian and expect them to move out of their way.

Here you go - not a harbour, but a beach. 😃

https://youtu.be/vZrDYfWmzAI

How bout we do away with footpaths and cycle lanes and just let everyone go for it ?

Maybe let people use chariots like the ones used in Ben Hur.

For me, once the cyclist is mannerly and cycling in a normal manner, a little tinkle of the bell to effectively ask if he/she can cycle by is ok.

I cycle a lot with my 10 and 12 year olds in a busy part of Dublin, around malahide rd where there are lots of disappearing cycle lanes and buses and trucks flying around. So we use the footpaths lots - I stay on the road where possible.. and try to be respectful to pedestrians, thanking them etc when they give us space. The kids frequently use their bells to alert pedestrians that they are behind them.. it’s not a ‘get out of the way’ ring, it’s just to let pedestrians know they are behind them...big problem can be pedestrians with headphones on and oblivious to what’s happening around them. We also encounter irate and rude people from time to time who would apparently prefer children to cycle on unsafe roads than share a very wide footpath. There is one stretch with a very narrow footpath so we usually take a longer way home thru an estate to avoid cycling on that part of the path but on wide footpaths there should be no issue. We all need to share space and try to be tolerant.. big picture is that cycling reduces cars on road, much better for environment and I’m teaching my kids valuable life skill. Bell ringing is really a normal and safe feature of cycling and cyclists should be encouraged to use their bells as they do in European cities with cycle culture..Amsterdam, Copenhagen etc

Don't mind kids cycling on footpaths, adults should be on the road

Same happened to me. Elderly man on a bike rang his bell, I turned around, acknowledged him, walked to the side and he cycled by with a friendly wave. Thankfully I survived the incident and didn't need therapy or post various articles on boards.ie.

Mod - knock it off the pair of you.

What did you do OP? personally, I have no issues with cyclists on footpaths - I understand the reasons they do it. You can just be mature and move out of the way, but this is Ireland after all - we seem to make the biggest drama out of the smallest things.