I was riding my ebike today around my neighborhood, and came up to a stop sign. As i got up to it and slowed down, I glanced and noticed a family to my right (looked like a couple and a few small kids). They were very close to me because i was close to the edge of the road and they had just started touching the street it looked like.

It looked like they were about to cross (they had just stepped into the road). I kind of panicked and turned left and started going because it was like a split second reaction of me not knowing whether to wait and let them cross or if they were waiting for me to go. I also feel awkward completely stopping and getting off of my bike, so I was just doing a slow roll before I started going.


My brains starting to panick thinking I commited a crime like a hit and run or something. Like what if I accidentally ran over someones foot without noticing (the kids were kind of running around in front of the couple it looked like). Or what if I scared them by going if they started to cross and made one of the kids fall and get hurt or something?

Any help?