I read the book and highly recommend it also. Very pragmatic, not didactic.
Sort of a balance of "vehicular" and "invisible" cycling strategies, which
always struck me as the right way to go about it..
-Pete
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I am going to purchase (or somehow read) that book. Thanks for the
recommendation. What gives me the idea that the author is onto
something is the bit you offer about not creeping ahead of cars. For
this it's just common courtesy not to cause a motorist to have to re-
pass you by doing this. When I
This a truly outstanding book on the "art" of co-existing with
vehicles while asserting your rights and respecting drivers, even when
they're cravenly insane:
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Cycling-Bicycling-21st-Century-America/dp/B002KE48D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306810945&sr=8-1
I've only had a cha
I hope that education did not cost you money!
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Bob wrote:
> Indeed. Rules vary from country to country in Europe as well. Just got
> back from Köln, the land of dynamos, and learned that it is law to
> have forward (white) and rearward (red) lights from dusk to da
Indeed. Rules vary from country to country in Europe as well. Just got
back from Köln, the land of dynamos, and learned that it is law to
have forward (white) and rearward (red) lights from dusk to dawn, and
rear flashers are illegal.
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In the USA we have 50 states, each with from dozens to hundreds of counties.
The authorities with the right to impose constraints on traffic includes
these, but also may include the towns and cities. It's difficult to say
much about US traffic regulations, because there are differences from place
So in the US it is legal to pass a motor vehicle on the left, in the
same lane? If so, the overtaking laws somewhat mirror UK law, just
different sides of the road. Thanks.
On May 28, 4:56 pm, Tim McNamara wrote:
> In this state, IIRC it is legal to pass on the right (curb side) if there is
> a
(Apologies that this thread has nothing Rivendell-specific in it!)
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Actually, there was a cyclist killed here by wing mirrors (or at least
the chain of events was triggered by being struck by wing mirrors) not
too long ago, so you're not wrong.
I don't want to paint a grim picture of cycling in the UK, because
taking in the natural beauty is well worth the risks t
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Bob wrote:
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> the ability to filter is a big reason that I depend on a bicycle for
> commuting and
> general transportation. Traffic is a major problem here (and getting
> worse, petrol prices be damned), so the ability to wheedle-dee up the
> middle is a
In this state, IIRC it is legal to pass on the right (curb side) if there is a
bike lane or a shoulder. It is technically not legal to pass on the right in
the traffic lane, although bicyclists do this all the time at stop lights and
the police do not hassle them. Otherwise, because bicyclists
Hi Michael,
I ask because a colleague of mine asked me, and I didn't know the
answer (I did some Googling, but the answers seemed to be different
and contradictory from state to state, so I was hoping for an
"overall" overtaking guideline). I also ask because the ability to
filter is a big reason
Depends on whether there is a bike lane / or significant shoulder
(which are technically & legally different here); and whether or not
the cars are moving. In a bike lane it is legal and reasonably safe
to pass on the right. Without a lane I will pass a long line of
stopped cars on the right, but
The law here is to pass on the right (we drive on the left side of the
road). To overtake from the kerb side is an offense on a motorbike
(it's called "undertaking", and is tantamount to reckless driving).
Undertaking on a bicycle is frowned upon, but not uncommon.
On May 28, 8:20 am, Anne Pau
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