How to Ride Your Bike on a Road With Traffic
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It is important to be aware of the traffic laws when cycling. Learn how to ride your bike on the road with traffic in this video.
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this guys' nervous.
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Why does the video on riding in traffic not show any traffic?
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The advice given is reasonable for wide lanes, but not for the road shown in the video.
It is way to narrow to share with a car. The safest way to ride it is to control the lane and then release it at times when it is safe to pass.
Also, long single file pace lines are impossible for cars to safely pass in narrow lanes. -
Better still, take a Cycling Savvy class and learn even safer ways to drive your bicycle!
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You start with cyclists edge riding in a narrow lane, encouraging dangerously close passes.
As you you get to the part where you're talking about being predictable and holding a steady line, the riders are moving left to avoid a patch of sand and then they take the lane to switch who's at the front, all without ever looking back or signaling. That's the opposite of predictable.
Your lane position advice is garbage.
Single file is not safer. It encourages close passing and makes you less easy to see.
Please take a safety class from Cycling Savvy or the League of American Bicyclists. It is irresponsible to try to teach bicycle safety when you clearly have not studied it. This video gives dangerous advice and shows dangerously bad examples. -
This is "Dutch Style" cycling. Not safe for any public road. Vehicles are legally required to change lanes to pass. This includes the center line on a two way street. Stephen from L.A.B. rides in the middle of the lane as do I. It is the safest position to ride in. When you are cycling with two or more cyclists it is safer to ride two abreast and shortens the distance that a motorist has to travel to pass your group. Six cyclists in a row is a lot longer than six cyclists paired in two's making it the equivalent of 3 cyclists the motorist needs to pass.
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It was fine until 1:20. Riding far right, even "just a little left" is a good way to get overlooked by motorists, and get sideswiped or rear-ended. Also riding single-file makes it HARDER for motorists to pass because the group is at least twice as long as if they were double-file.
Change lanes to pass cyclists. Wait until safe if necessary. It is NOT that hard. -
There's hardly any pedestrians on sidewalks. I'd rather not get steam rolled.
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@Mescaline Monk actually, they do.
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if you're watching this, you shouldn't be riding on the road...
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I find i have to ride quiet aggressively with traffic, especially if there are tailbacks. I try to force cars to see me, and push them over, rather than letting them force me to the kerb. If they see they can push you over they will!
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Yeah, since I posted that I found out there are a LOT of places you can get a ticket for riding on the sidewalk. My bad, learn something new every day. I still think it's insane that you get a ticket for being on the sidewalk when there isn't a bike lane on the road.
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No, actually ignorant and careless drivers cause accidents.
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Texas as well, ticket waiting to happen.
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this comment is so stupid i want to vomit. please, for the sake of everybody keep your opinions to yourself
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just because you havent had consequences doesnt mean its right
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oh and id be more than happy to share the road.. if your bicycles have to pass inspection, pay some taxes so there can be a bike lane, follow the rules of the road.. stop at lights and stop signs, stop riding with your buddy beside you, cars cant do it. people that take their kids riding you are the worst parents. bicyclists that ride in groups come up to a stop sign each one of you need to stop.. not just the first idiot.
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I lived in chi-town many years and never received a ticket for riding on the sidewalk where I'm suppose to be.
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You'd get a ticket for that in Chicago as well.
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San Francisco CA. You will get a ticket in a second lol.
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