Bicycle vs. Pedestrian

[bluestate10]

56. You are wrong.

I have enough experience to know. Most cyclists that ride bikes enough should have clip-less pedals, they are infinitely more efficient than toe clips. Th pedals and shoes don't costs so much that they can't be acquired.

Now to challenge you claim. First from the description of the accident, the cyclist that hit the lady was either on flat road or going downhill. In both situations, the cyclist have a responsibility to pay attention for pedestrians or animals.

No to challenge you incline claim. The reason why bicycles have gears is so a cyclist can gear down to decrease resistance going up a hill. A cyclist that is riding properly stops at stop signs on inclines. A simple push off into the clip-less pedals will get the cyclist restarted when traffic is flowing again.