Some great advice here -- especially to stay far enough to the left to
discourage unsafe passing, and to take the lane when approaching an
intersection. When I do need to take the lane, I also try to keep up with
the vehicle speeds as best I can.
When approaching an intersection, I make sure
I was just having this conversation last night (with an Platypus rider
btw), I mentioned that I've cut a couple rides short recently cuz drivers
are so stressed, distracted and often drunk during the holidays. Hopefully
your area will calm down soon after New Year's.
Joe Bernard
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+1 for take the lane [rural Western Mass]
other things that are helpful (to me)
- handlebar mirror
- being a little wild looking, it was in fact a Grant suggestion to wobble
a little when a car is a few lengths back, so they both see you due to
rapid motion, and also then they assume you’re
You definitely don't want to be intimidated from taking the lane. It
prevents a lot of terrible decisions that motorists make. I ride around in
city traffic daily and the most dangerous thing I see EVERY DAY is drivers
yielding when they shouldn't. They will suddenly stop a line of traffic
About the infamous left hooks...If I'm going straight through , I point my
arm straight ahead to signal to those cars making a left turn that I AM
going straight through...seems to work; I'm still here.
Busy traffic sucks...no way around that...before I retired I arranged my
working hours so I
Hi all:
All good advice. I am lacking in the "take the lane" approach. Had I done
that, the "right hook" in front of me would not have happened. I am,
admittedly timid, and have trouble with this approach, though I know it is
legal. in NJ, a cyclist should remain to the right as safety
Jay: I'm sorry to hear about your near misses. I've had my share and they
leave a "sour taste in your mouth" -- a kind of lingering depressed or dark
feeling that is -- in my case at least -- even stronger than the inevitable
lingering residual fear.
Were these occasions at night? I try to err on
Hi all:
I live in car-centric, crowded, northeastern NJ. I joined a gym two towns
over and ride my bike to the gym, about 3.5 miles each way. I take the
least busiest streets possible, but unfortunately, I need to ride through a
semi-busy, though traffic-lit intersection.
In my last 12 trips
