When YOU are the Motorist
06-06-18, 01:33 PM
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I like to go the extra cautious step of "looking twice."
Whenever I am about to make a lane change or RTOR, or even leave a stop sign, I take a second look. It just takes a second more... but it means my decision is not based on that "quick glance" that can lead to folks being hidden behind pillars, or really being closer than I thought...
Try it, make a new safe habit today to always take a second look.
Whenever I am about to make a lane change or RTOR, or even leave a stop sign, I take a second look. It just takes a second more... but it means my decision is not based on that "quick glance" that can lead to folks being hidden behind pillars, or really being closer than I thought...
Try it, make a new safe habit today to always take a second look.
06-07-18, 04:08 PM
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06-08-18, 07:08 AM
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When YOU are the Motorist
As a cyclist, I always look particularly hard for cyclists, making me a more cautious driver than usual, especially in Boston.
I agree that viewing rearward on the right side is one of the most hazard-fraught manuevers.My worst transgression(s) have been since a bike lane was positioned in front of our condo, outside the parking lane. At the beginninng I was lax to look for oncoming cyclists, but no incidents.
I have perennially posted: …
I am a very cautious motorist and I take driving safety very seriously. But, like everyone who has driven as long as I have, I've had some "close calls" where I thought I could have been better in retrospect…
I also had an incident once where I didn't see a road cyclist because he was obscured by my pillar. It made me realize what a small profile cyclists present, and now I always double check that pillar.
Have you had any incidents that you're not quite proud of?
I also had an incident once where I didn't see a road cyclist because he was obscured by my pillar. It made me realize what a small profile cyclists present, and now I always double check that pillar.
Have you had any incidents that you're not quite proud of?
Are most avid/experienced cyclists knowledgeable of laws, safety practices?
As a native of the Motor City, with an excellent driver’s ed in high school, a good driving record,especially in Boston (link) for decades, I consider myself well versed.
As a native of the Motor City, with an excellent driver’s ed in high school, a good driving record,especially in Boston (link) for decades, I consider myself well versed.
I like to go the extra cautious step of "looking twice."
Whenever I am about to make a lane change or RTOR, or even leave a stop sign, I take a second look. It just takes a second more... but it means my decision is not based on that "quick glance" that can lead to folks being hidden behind pillars, or really being closer than I thought...
Try it, make a new safe habit today to always take a second look.
Whenever I am about to make a lane change or RTOR, or even leave a stop sign, I take a second look. It just takes a second more... but it means my decision is not based on that "quick glance" that can lead to folks being hidden behind pillars, or really being closer than I thought...
Try it, make a new safe habit today to always take a second look.
…Over the past few months I have come to realize that my safety aphorisms, collected over the years by personal or vicarious experience, are my way of actively aligning the stars in my favor, to anticipate those unseen and otherwise unanticipated dangers.
FWIW, for my own information at least [to include]:…
–You don’t have the right-of-way until the other yields it to you (learned from my teacher in driver’s ed)...
Those are all I remember for now, and they all pop-up in my mind as I encounter the situation.
FWIW, for my own information at least [to include]:…
–You don’t have the right-of-way until the other yields it to you (learned from my teacher in driver’s ed)...
Those are all I remember for now, and they all pop-up in my mind as I encounter the situation.
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06-11-18, 09:09 PM
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Jim is right, you can't TAKE the right of way, it is granted to you. Knowing when you have received it is also very important and then recognizing when to yield when another has not recognized that.
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06-12-18, 02:18 AM
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As a former MSF Instructor I can tell you that the car coming toward you and turning left is the classic deadly accident.
06-12-18, 08:26 AM
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I took that course, and one from the CA CHIPs... They both emphasized that motorcycles are invisible to motorists... especially in the scenario described... bicycles are even more invisible... They appear to be moving slower than they really are.
06-12-18, 09:38 AM
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And if they do, so what? It means that they are impatient, not that anything unsafe was done. Safety first. Impatient driver sensibilities is way down on the list.
