Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
You just have to be smart. In Washington State, motorcycles have to burn lights in the daytime, but no similar law for bicycles. How stupid is that? We are way harder to see.
Anyway, we have road bikes, ride them on the frigging road, obey the rules, don't wear BLACK and burn your lights.
Same schtick in Oregon.
Unfortunately, the most vocal elements of our local (Portland) cycling community are vehemently opposed to any suggestion that cyclists try to be visible, observe basic common sense practices, or pay attention for that matter. I see them get into trouble all the time because they do suicidal things such as passing on the right of vehicles
that clearly are about to or even in the process of turning
I won't ride our local paths. My general feeling is that some measures intended to make cyclists safer have the opposite effect.