Originally Posted by
livedarklions
It takes an instant to swerve. That too is a learned and practiced action.
A valuable skill, which is why an emergency
turn is also something taught in a bike skills class.
For good reason, as is not intuitive. When confronted with an oncoming hazard, an unskilled cyclist will steer
away from the hazard.
This is the opposite of what should be done, which is to steer sharply
towards the hazard.