Jorge Gadala-Maria disccuses how even though Capital Bikeshare is a valuable program, people don’t always practice safe biking when using it.

As I walked down 19th Street last week, I noticed a fleet of people riding bikes courtesy of Capital Bikeshare, D.C.’s official bike-sharing program.

Four bikers were riding on the sidewalk side-by-side and showed no signs of slowing down, even as they approached a group of startled pedestrians. It was not until the pedestrians were just a few feet away and had shown their best efforts to move out of their way until the CaBis decided to slow down and ride single file on the edge of the sidewalk.

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