Two bikers down
07-20-19, 02:18 PM
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Amen on both directions... far too many times as a pedestrian would I see some dunderhead determined to make a right turn onto a road who would crane their neck looking left, and would NEVER look right. Sure, as a ped, I could see this and just stop and wait for mr stupid to continue. But it does point out that mr stupid never even bothered to look.
It cuts down on the risk a lot, at least I think so.
I realize that isn't always practical with heavily built up alleys.
Of course, also not as practical for bicycles, even on sidewalks and crosswalks.
07-24-19, 12:39 PM
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Sometimes (like in AZ), they were perfectly competent drivers when they got their license, but it's been 30 years or more since they've been tested. Seriously, I got my AZ DL around 92. It expires in 2035.....
07-24-19, 02:28 PM
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Several laws and road markings have changed since I got my license.
They should require retesting every 5 years after age 65.... except "age descriminazation"
07-24-19, 02:41 PM
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let me start that i'm not blaming the cyclists here, but just offering my take based on the info provided here.
being a regular commuting cyclist in rush hour settings has solidified my instincts to be hyper-alert and to assume that EVERY vehicle i see is going to do something stupid. so, on the 90 degree pull-out, i make sure i'm ready to react in an instant. i have to wonder if these cyclists were alert and ready to react to someone pulling out from a parking lot, which by the way, didn't look to be concealed in any way. again, i'm certainly not blaming them, but unless the driver came flying out of the parking lot, they should have been aware and ready to react.
being a regular commuting cyclist in rush hour settings has solidified my instincts to be hyper-alert and to assume that EVERY vehicle i see is going to do something stupid. so, on the 90 degree pull-out, i make sure i'm ready to react in an instant. i have to wonder if these cyclists were alert and ready to react to someone pulling out from a parking lot, which by the way, didn't look to be concealed in any way. again, i'm certainly not blaming them, but unless the driver came flying out of the parking lot, they should have been aware and ready to react.
It's very easy to say they wouldn't get you because of your technique, but when you encounter someone really doing something completely unpredictable like that, it's really luck of the draw whether you're going to get hit.
07-24-19, 05:38 PM
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I doubt many people who are not already members of your car-free choir will give a darn who you blame or what you think about the DMV or anything else when you resort to this kind of emotional anti-motorist rhetoric.
07-24-19, 09:59 PM
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I doubt many people who are not already members of your car-free choir will give a darn who you blame or what you think about the DMV or anything else when you resort to this kind of emotional anti-motorist rhetoric.
