• AG: Narrow Bike Lanes

    From Joy Beeson@21:1/5 to jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid on Fri Jan 15 22:55:32 2021
    On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:56:23 -0300, Joy Beeson
    <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> wrote:


    When you are riding in a narrow bike lane and hear a car behind you,
    watch until you see it in your rear-view mirror, then reflect that you
    are smaller than a car and wait a bit longer. When you are quite sure
    that the driver can see you clearly, wobble over the bike-lane line
    into his lane, then immediately wobble back to the middle of the bike
    lane. When you can see that the driver has selected his route and
    decided on how much clearance to give you, move as far toward the edge
    of the road as you dare -- that six inches might matter.

    A better plan is to ride in the car lane -- either just inside or
    straight down the middle, depending on terrain and traffic -- and when
    he is close enought to see you, look over your shoulder as if just now
    noticing him, then dramatically swerve into the anti-bike lane, not
    farther right than in the middle.

    Alway be alert for signs that the car might turn right.

    --
    Joy Beeson
    joy beeson at centurylink dot net

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  • From Frank Krygowski@21:1/5 to Joy Beeson on Sat Jan 16 13:31:55 2021
    On 1/15/2021 10:55 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
    On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:56:23 -0300, Joy Beeson
    <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> wrote:


    When you are riding in a narrow bike lane and hear a car behind you,
    watch until you see it in your rear-view mirror, then reflect that you
    are smaller than a car and wait a bit longer. When you are quite sure
    that the driver can see you clearly, wobble over the bike-lane line
    into his lane, then immediately wobble back to the middle of the bike
    lane. When you can see that the driver has selected his route and
    decided on how much clearance to give you, move as far toward the edge
    of the road as you dare -- that six inches might matter.

    A better plan is to ride in the car lane -- either just inside or
    straight down the middle, depending on terrain and traffic -- and when
    he is close enought to see you, look over your shoulder as if just now noticing him, then dramatically swerve into the anti-bike lane, not
    farther right than in the middle.

    Alway be alert for signs that the car might turn right.

    I strongly agree with using the general purpose lane. "Release" use of
    the lane only if it's safe.

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    - Frank Krygowski

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