Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
So as a bailout training video,
I have to consider how I would react to a quickly upcoming car, and make the decision to bail, especially with an inhospitable shoulder.
Originally Posted by
Lemond1985
Nah, just ride on the shoulder instead of out in traffic.
Of course it helps to monitor cars approaching from behind on roads like this, no matter where you ride. But as a motorist, I would definitely not be expecting someone to be to the left of the rumble strip on a road with this wide of a shoulder. What was the bike rider thinking?
This video probably sold thousands of cameras and radar units, but some common sense I think would provide much greater dividends.
Originally Posted by
trailangel
I'd be riding on the shoulder instead of the fog line.
Originally Posted by
JW Fas
It's not the clearest picture with the 720p video, but you can make out the rumble strips. The rest of the asphalt doesn't look the smoothest or cleanest either, so I can see why the cyclist chose the traffic lane.
Not to take sides, but
the subject of position on the road is hotly debated.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
In the “cycling community” there are two schools of thought about riding in traffic:As Far Right as Possible: close to the curb; or Take the Lane to be out there and visible to cars. Bike lanes encourage the former behavior, likely more tolerated by motorists.
Bike lanes are not that wide, but then cyclist is in the “door zone” in danger of opening doors from parked cars.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 09-06-19 at 07:56 AM.