[SDCBC] Pet peeve: cyclists have "no choice" but to be unsafe/crazy

[Serge Issakov]

On Feb 20, 2008 9:13 AM, Pierre La Plant <pierrelaplant at att.net> wrote:

> On 2/19/08, someone in SanDiegoCoBC wrote:
>
> >  "road worthy machine" pedaling steadily in a straight
> >line at a speed of 12-18 MPH vs a beach cruiser toodling along at 5-8
> >MPH.
>
> I've found that a cruiser bike pulling a wide trailer (good for
> messenger bags, work clothes, groceries, and leaving the SUV at home)
> with a flag gets more room from cars, when I have to ride in the lane
> - which is most of the time, than when I ride my bike without the
> trailer. With a trailer on narrow roads,  cars can't squeeze by.
> Cars must pass in the opposite lane, as they should for ALL bikes,
> but often don't.
>
> Another solution, if you're not alone, is to ride 2 bikes abreast,
> which is legal on narrow roads, but most drivers don't know that.
> Takes guts.
>
> Even on recreational rides alone on narrow roads, I often take the
> trailer as my "companion".  Not only safer, but more energy burned up
> too.


Good points, Pierre.  But the whole point of Dan and Brian's webpage is that
you can accomplish the same effect as having a trailer or riding two abreast
even riding solo sans trailer by using lane position appropriately.  here is
the link again:

http://cyclistview.com/overtaking/index.htm

I also remember reading an essay by someone named Myke (from Florida, I
believe) about "riding big" or "riding large" some years ago, basically
making the same point, but I can't find it online now.

Serge





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