Brenda - First, thanks for being sensitive to the situation and trying to do the right thing. Even people who bike almost every day encounter this dilemna when driving, so it's not just you.
The best thing to do is back off a bit, so the bicyclist knows that you aren't going to run hi/her over. This also signals, "It's OK. I'm not in a rush, and I'm trying to be cool about this." If you can pass, and get back in your lane before needing to slow to turn, and if you can do this without cutting off the bicyclist, that's OK too. Just think, "Would I be cutting off a car driver if I passed and then made a turn in the same situation?" If there is space - like a big gap with no parked cars (unlikely, but theoretically possible on E Mifflin or other bike boulevards) - the bicyclist may pull to the right to let you pass. This is the sort of "body language" that can make sharing the road easier for all road users. Robbie Webber On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Brenda Konkel <[email protected]>wrote: > I happen to live on E Mifflin (bike boulevard) and work off of Wilson St > (bike boulevard) and encounter a lot of bikes while in my car . . . yeah, I > know, the real answer is park the car and ride a bike myself . . . but . . > . > > Frequently I need to make a right turn, and there is a bike in front of me > going slowly (up the Mifflin hill) or just slow, and I don't want to go > around the bike and then turn in front of them . . . and if I go slowly > behind them that seems to make them nervous . . . is there something I > should do to let them know its ok to just be slow and I"m patient? It > certainly isn't right to go around them and then turn, crossing their path . > . . > > Suggestions? Maybe there aren't any and I should just do what I do, its > just happened a few times in the last few days and feels awkward. > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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