Originally Posted by
caloso
All true. Another thing I've noticed is that
when approaching a stop sign, nearly every driver looks straight ahead until they reach the stop line, and only then do they scan left and right. Unlike cyclists, who are always (or should always) anticipate traffic as soon as possible.
How often have you come to an intersection and tried to see around the corner? I think most of us do that. Drivers: only focus on what is directly in front.
Originally Posted by
bobwysiwyg
What's wrong with this? My issue is how many drivers don't first stop at the stop line.
Originally Posted by
caloso
Because they [the drivers] aren’t anticipating cross traffic.
Who cares? Among my most important safety aphorisms:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
- Make yourself as visible as possible,and assume nobody sees you.
- …
- ...
- You don’t have the right-of-way until the other yields it to you(learned from my teacher in driver’s ed)
- …. 9
Originally Posted by
caloso
I wear a helmet and use a blinkie. But the most important safety precaution is to anticipate.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 10-02-19 at 05:58 PM.