This pedestrian crossing is on a hill. I’ve noticed that everyone who uses it does the same thing. Car coming? We step into the road so the driver must stop. Bike coming? We step back from the kerb, showing the cyclist that we’ll wait until they’ve passed. Like an instinctive social contract. Cars block public space, bikes share it. Cyclists are either whizzing down or puffing up that hill so it’s a tiny courtesy to let them pass. Often with a mutual smile or wave. Urban in-this-togetherness.
@CiaraNi I like how the crossing marking has worn away in the bike lane but not the motor lane - that must be a lot of bikes!
@jackeric Haha - that's a great observation. I never noticed that! Yes, a lot of bikes are ridden up and down that hill all day and night. It's a main road in the city centre with lots of apartments and houses and then the big university campus at one end.