Aberdeen City Centre Pavement Cyclists

[HLaB]

Please say this was a once off, I was in Aberdeen City Centre for a few hours today and I saw more pavement cyclists than I'd ever seen before. And as its quite a hilly city bikes were flying downhill towards you even where the pavement was really narrowed by railings. A slight excuse, it may be because of the stupid one way system?

 

[marinyork]

In Sheffield a lot of pavement cycling is to bypass the absurdly complicated and extensive one way systems, the inner ring road or known fatality ped/cyclist junctions. I can't say I've experienced these reasons in other cities.

 

[HJ]

Please say this was a once off, I was in Aberdeen City Centre for a few hours today and I saw more pavement cyclists than I'd ever seen before. And as its quite a hilly city bikes were flying downhill towards you even where the pavement was really narrowed by railings. A slight excuse, it may be because of the stupid one way system?

The traffic in the Granite City is pretty scary and the roads designed to by cycle unfriendly, it is hardly surprising there is a lot of pavement cycling.

I am not sure that Aberdeen is that hilly, not compared with Auld Reekie anyway...

 

[skwerl]

The traffic in the Granite City is pretty scary and the roads designed to by cycle unfriendly, it is hardly surprising there is a lot of pavement cycling.

I am not sure that Aberdeen is that hilly, not compared with Auld Reekie anyway...

I'd say it's just as hilly, the hills aren't as steep. they're more long drags.

anyway. sheep stick to pavements which is why, I imagine, the guys on bikes chasing them were also on the pavement

 

[fossyant]

I see a road cyclist who hops on the opposite pavement to negotiate a roundabout...me, I just stick to the road.........