mroddy@enmasse.UUCP (Mark Roddy) (04/24/85)
> Two quick points, bicyclists should always obey traffic laws. What > other people do should have no effect on how we deal with the law. Well actually, the traffic laws are designed for autos and are frequently inappropriate for bicycles. Riding your bike with high morals may give you righteous feelings but it ain't neccesarily safe. What other people do on the road is exactly what should govern your biking habits. The best advice I've heard is to consider yourself invisible and ride assuming that nobody can see you. > > Secondly, and I'm not accussing anyone of doing this, but I haven't > had nearly the problem with motorists since I stopped passing them on > the right. My worst bike accident happened by passing a slow driver on the left. The car had been travelling at 20 mph for about half a mile, so after debating passing on the right (no shoulder,) I passed on the left. Well, the driver made a left turn (no signal of course,) into a parking lot. I made an involuntary left turn with him, into and over a convenient set of railroad ties. You probably meant don't pass autos at all. That is probably good advice. > Along the same lines, I now use bike paths whenever possible > even though they may be less convenient than the street. Usually filled with pedestrians and roller skaters too. > -- Mark Roddy Net working, Just reading the news. (harvard!talcott!panda!enmasse!mroddy)