Riding on sidewalks is also an issue of local and state regulation. In
California, all riders 16 or older are required to ride in the street; the
one exception is that cycling on a sidewalk may be permitted or forbidden
by local ordinance. The only California roadway I have seen which has signs
Walking against traffic has long been considered safer and I think that
many cyclists see themselves more like pedestrians than vehicular traffic.
It annoys me, too, but I try to explain calmly that cycling against traffic
is in fact more dangerous. I suppose I ought to look up statistics for that
On 07/06/2015 01:26 AM, Peter Adler wrote:
When I first complaint about this to my 74-year old mother, who'd been
out of the US for several years, she told me that in her 50s youth,
pedestrians were advised to walk on the pavement against the flow of
street traffic, so that they could see
On the American River parkway, runners are required to use the left shoulder
whenever possible (running facing the oncoming bikes). That's consistent with
the traffic rules I was taught while growing up in California.
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I've wondered that myself, so I asked a cycling expert why it was dangerous to
ride against traffic. He said a primary reason is that cars are less likely to
see you when they are making turns. A driver entering a road will tend to look
to his/her left, where cars are coming from. If you're
meant to say he broke two laws
On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 10:25:13 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote:
totally dependent on location, traffic patterns, anticipated and immediate
choices, but I will often swing over to the wrong side of the road in
anticipation of making a left turn - now looks like a
On 07/06/2015 12:10 PM, Ron Mc wrote:
I can think of another place where everybody, and I mean everybody
rides a bike on the wrong side shoulder of the access road for about
100 yds to connect two bike greenways separated by Brooke Army Medical
Center.
There are quite a few situations
the point about downtown hamlet is being challenged for speed on a bicycle
in this block is extremely unusual. It's usually more difficult to get
people to pass you here when you want them to.
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I heartily disagree with the advice and/or rules to walk on the left side
against traffic, at least in my own urban context.
I have walked thousands of miles to and from work in the last few years on
city sidewalks, and it gradually became clear that nearly every time I have
had an incident
I think a factor is speed.
If cars are going 35 and bikes are going 15, reaction time is very decreased
when facing each other (50 mph differential). If they are going the same
direction, the differential is much decreased, from 50 to 20mph. When you are
making a decision (not to mention
On 07/06/2015 10:36 AM, chocotaco wrote:
I heartily disagree with the advice and/or rules to walk on the left
side against traffic, at least in my own urban context.
I have walked thousands of miles to and from work in the last few
years on city sidewalks, and it gradually became clear that
totally dependent on location, traffic patterns, anticipated and immediate
choices, but I will often swing over to the wrong side of the road in
anticipation of making a left turn - now looks like a good time to do it as
opposed to later having to stop up there at the intersection. This is
On 07/06/2015 09:53 AM, Eric Norris wrote:
I've wondered that myself, so I asked a cycling expert why it was dangerous to
ride against traffic. He said a primary reason is that cars are less likely to
see you when they are making turns. A driver entering a road will tend to look
to his/her
On 07/06/2015 11:25 AM, Ron Mc wrote:
totally dependent on location, traffic patterns, anticipated and
immediate choices, but I will often swing over to the wrong side of
the road in anticipation of making a left turn - now looks like a good
time to do it as opposed to later having to stop up
This topic is a pet peeve of mine, especially when I a drive the car. If my
wife is in the car with me, she calls me the Bike Nazi. She can hear me
complaining under my breath every time I see someone riding on the wrong
side of the road.
Riding with traffic is so much more convenient and
essentially bailing across the road to tuck into a parking lot 40' away
(and essentially continuous parking lots before you get there). This
particular spot has a blind tee (view obstructed by a twisted live oak) and
people often charge through looking right into the face a cyclist, which
Lately I've had trouble from other cyclists!
Chicago has many stop signs. Many fellow cyclists unfortunately do not
appear to remember the long time rule when both stop at the same time
vehicle or bike on your right has the right of way.
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I shake my head at people I see out riding around at night without lights
or reflective gear. I only hope that I am always able to see them and give
them plenty of space. I've wondered before if there is some bike advocacy
organization around here that I can volunteer to give out lights to
It happened again today! Some guy in carbon kit came up the wrong side of the
shoulder at me and the wife. For his safety I told him Don't ride against
traffic. You'll get hit.. That's about all the speaking time I had while he
passed by.
Later, on the trip home I saw him riding on another
Counter-current riding (what BikeSnobNYC calls bike salmoning has
escalated rapidly in the last five years.
A friend of mine was on the citizen's police review board of Richmond, CA a
few years back. His explanation of the original behavior came from street
cops: Allegedly, the practice was
Ironically I was brought up in the 80s in small town West Virginia being told
to always bike against traffic. Not until I was driving at age 16 did I realize
how utterly insane that was. Now here in the Bay I get unreasonably mad when I
have to drive and folks are salmoning. It's not like we
Given up trying to understand the mind set of some (lately seems all too
many) drivers.
20 mph zone - still not willing to yield right of way. Bet you were not
going that much slower than any other normally driven auto in the
circumstances.
Good thing your reflexes were ready and you are
Lately I've had trouble from other cyclists!
Several times cyclists have been riding the wrong way, towards me on the
shoulder, which sometimes forced me into the lane to go around them.
This week as I was driving, two cyclists came riding abreast down a ramp head
on towards me, forcing me to
Wow. Thankful you are not too much worse for the wear!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 9:21:51 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote:
in a 20 mph zone - a guy crossed the double yellow line accelerating to
twice the speed limit and turned right in front of me
glad my mirror was working
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