On Jan 5, 1:37 pm, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
This is genius. I wave drivers by to let them know I know they're
there, but I didn't have a signal for, Calm down, I know you're
there, hang on a minute.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
In the spirit of peace love and understanding...
Retaliation is not a sustainable strategy. Riding in the center of
the road merely serves to irritate your fellow travelers and
reinforces negative stereotypes and behavior directed towards you as
well as all other bikes on the road. The only
You may have misread Bill's post (or maybe I am misreading it).I don't
think anyone was suggesting riding in the center of the road. However,
'taking the lane', or moving away from the shoulder to discourage motor
traffic from trying to 'squeeze past' when it is not safe to do so (road
I believe the main point of James' post is being missed. It seems directed
at arguments among cyclers here recently. The man has a point, which I will
take into consideration before hitting reply in the future. In my other
internet life I have a running political discourse with a group of folks
When I ride in the center of the lane, which is normally called
taking the lane, I don't do it in the spirit of retaliation. Rather,
I do it when in my judgement the lane is too narrow to allow passing.
I hope to signal to following cars that there is no room to pass and
they shouldn't try it.
WTF is that supposed to mean!? You clearly have no idea what you're
talking about. :)
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Actually in Honolulu taking the lane is more or less gospel...at least when
necessary. I generally keep a copy of the regulations in my bag just in
case I ever do get stopped (hasn't happened yet).
Riding on roadways and bikeways (§291C-145)
When traveling slower than the normal speed of
On the topic of taking the lane , I've had much success with hand
signals. I get a hand out to warn the driver I'm pulling away from parked
cars now; hold up one finger to exclaim hang on a minute and we'll get
past this together; then a wave-by as I swerve back to the right when
the curb
This is genius. I wave drivers by to let them know I know they're
there, but I didn't have a signal for, Calm down, I know you're
there, hang on a minute.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
On the topic of taking the lane , I've had much success with hand
I had that experience up on Wildcat. Just past the botanical gardens
Wildcat is narrow and winding two lanes. I took the lane and a car came up
behind me. I saw an approaching car that the car behind me could not see
because I had a better view around the bend. I put the left hand down for
Matt wrote:
I don't think anyone was suggesting riding in the center of the
road. However, 'taking the lane', or moving away from the shoulder
to discourage motor traffic from trying to 'squeeze past' when it is
not safe to do so (road is too narrow, oncoming traffic, debris in the
shoulder,
I have found that drivers appreciate it when I let them know that they're
behind me. I wave forward when it's safe to pass, and if there's a car coming
that they may not be able to see (or if there's something in road that I need
to ride around, again that they probably wouldn't see) I wave
I've found that, even in bike lanes, riding more toward the left actually
encourages drivers to give me more room: creeping along at the far right,
even in bike lanes, seems to tell drivers that they can crowd the bike lane.
Fortunately, Albuquerque is both pretty mellow for cyclists and (at
On Thu, 2012-01-05 at 10:26 -0800, Joe Bernard wrote:
On the topic of taking the lane , I've had much success with hand
signals. I get a hand out to warn the driver I'm pulling away from
parked cars now; hold up one finger to exclaim hang on a minute and
we'll get past this together; then a
Jim,
I believe we all have had similar experiences. A recent law was
passed here in Georgia that requires motorists to give cyclists at
least three feet clearance, but it remains to be seen whether the
police will actually enforce it, and publicity to educate the motoring
public about the new law
Funny side note: about a minute ago, at the instant I clicked on your e-mail,
the characters on the Law Order episode on my tv mentioned a character
named Bill Carter.
On Jan 4, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Bill Carter wrote:
Jim,
I believe we all have had similar experiences. A recent law was
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