Also kinda unrelated, but I’ve noticed neighborhoods like this that have nice sidewalks with tree cover, a lot of the :grillman: residents still choose to walk in the street for whatever reason.
This shit grinds my gears, like I'd understand you have no choice if there isn't a sidewalk but you'd be nuts not to use one when it's actually been provided for you.
I know there's a subset of runners specifically who have been led to believe that an asphalt street is somehow softer and better on your joints than a concrete sidewalk (which is false, if you actually want some cushion you should run on a track, trail, or grass). Others will claim to be bothered by sidewalk unevenness, which is never noticeably bad unless there are massive trees pushing the concrete up all over the place. If a slightly uneven sidewalk is enough to ruin your run, you should do some trail running for a couple of months and then you won't even notice the sidewalk afterwards.
Sidewalk unevenness is very noticeable with 700c and no suspension. On foot the only reason I can think of is that the roads are overly wide and path overly circuitous that you could save some distance if you have to cross a few times.
Seems like most :cracker: have just accumulated so much useless shit that the garage just becomes a place to store shit instead of where you park your car.
Can confirm, my parents' garage is full of stuff and the excessively large driveway is where the two SUVs and sedan are stored Q.Q
I walk in the street on purpose. I bike everywhere and want drivers to feel unsafe so they look out for me. I see it as doing my part in creating a car-hostile environment,
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This shit grinds my gears, like I'd understand you have no choice if there isn't a sidewalk but you'd be nuts not to use one when it's actually been provided for you.
I know there's a subset of runners specifically who have been led to believe that an asphalt street is somehow softer and better on your joints than a concrete sidewalk (which is false, if you actually want some cushion you should run on a track, trail, or grass). Others will claim to be bothered by sidewalk unevenness, which is never noticeably bad unless there are massive trees pushing the concrete up all over the place. If a slightly uneven sidewalk is enough to ruin your run, you should do some trail running for a couple of months and then you won't even notice the sidewalk afterwards.
Sidewalk unevenness is very noticeable with 700c and no suspension. On foot the only reason I can think of is that the roads are overly wide and path overly circuitous that you could save some distance if you have to cross a few times.
Can confirm, my parents' garage is full of stuff and the excessively large driveway is where the two SUVs and sedan are stored Q.Q
I walk in the street on purpose. I bike everywhere and want drivers to feel unsafe so they look out for me. I see it as doing my part in creating a car-hostile environment,