Bike safety tip #92: On Democracy Blvd. in Bethesda today, I observed another cyclist riding at a good pace a foot or two from the gutter. Cars passed, though...
Curious if those of you with folding bikes have opted for any clipless pedal systems? My (limited) understanding of the Dahon bikes is that they're sold with...
The Bike Friday is only used for travel in my case. Consequently, I put a set of egg beaters on there and leave them on unless I am packing them into a suit...
... Hmmmm... I've been biting my tongue on the topic of cycling accommodations for a while now. That's by way of saying I'm not just picking on James. I've...
The savings in width that you get in folding vs regular pedals is trivial. Just get the kind of pedals you like to ride with. (Although pedals with cages for...
I LOVE my Dahon Speed Pro TT; I use it daily on both a commuter train and Metro and it is by far the favorite part of my commute. I do have clipless pedals...
I think that those are excellent points Jonathan. It is easy to forget where some of us came from. Moreover, it is easy to forget that a good chunk of...
... I haven't, but here is a supposedly exhaustive list of folding pedals available: http://hubpages.com/hub/FoldingPedals If you don't find clipless ones, you...
Peter Saint James
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Oct 8, 2008 8:25 pm
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A better tactic which doesn't result in a cyclist always being at the end of the line, in clouds of exhaust, having to start from a dead stop and likely ...
Not a bad approach, as a compromise between visibility and forward progress. Come to think of it, I sometimes do that if there's lots of width. But when the...
Am I the only person here who drives a car? Well here's what it's like from the driver's perspective. Yes it is extremely annoying to be passed on the right at...
Except that in many of these cases, one is expected to share the road laterally. Consequently, whether you are passed or not matters little. But I agree that...
Well, yes I admit to having certain feelings as a driver myself... I don't condone squeezing by inches past drivers on the right if it means the drivers must...
You're missing the point. It's when the cyclist is repeatedly passing on the right at intersections instead of waiting their turn like everyone else. ... From:...
... Like everyone else?!? In this context that means "like the motorists". To a cyclist, the situation you describe in one in which the cyclist is continually...
It's not "like the motorists" it's "like all the people here who are using this road." I'm not talking about a cyclist continually being passed by cars, I'm...
If it's just me and one car, then yes, I'll pull up behind at the light and let the car go on ahead. In a less-anonymous situation it makes sense turn up the...
So you're saying that when a driver passes a bike it somehow disappears from the road? And that if a biker doesn't meet a driver's definition of safe, the...
... Sometimes I pass on the right and sometimes I don't. Depends on the situation. Usually, I consider if there enough room over there. Do I belong there?...
Peter Saint James
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Oct 9, 2008 8:41 pm
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This isn't necessarily a case of cyclists being ignorant of the driver perspective. Most cyclists probably spend too much time in a car like everyone else....
Courtesy? Courtesy is based on a showing of consideration for others. It doesn't mean the result of that consideration will favor the interests of all...
Someone pointed this out a couple of weeks ago but I am seeing a definite change in driving techniques. I travel a busy street in the morning and I am having...
... good ... has an ... it is. Thanks for this *fantastic* post. I really wish every driver out there with an oversized sense of entitlement would be required...
You guys need to live in a third world country for a while and get used to people passing you on every which side they want. Maybe the passing issue here in...
A reminder about this first-time two-day event at Joe's Movement Emporium (3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier,MD 301-699-1819). Suggested donation of $5/film...
Going back to the original situation, I still don't see how this makes it safe to squeeze past a car on the right just after it starts moving when the light...
... Not a bad idea - but no matter how many florescent jerseys and reflective vests you put on, and no matter how many flashing and glaring lights you add,...
... On occasion when a motorist would do something stupid, I would catch up with them and query them on their behavior. Quite often that's the answer I got:...
Peter Saint James
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Oct 11, 2008 7:17 pm
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Ceteris parabus, passing on the right almost always increases one's risk of a collision. Whether the increase in risk is tolerable or worth the decrease in...
Though no bike involved, oddly coincidental to this discussion, Joerg Haider, the far, far right politician in Austria, was killed in a car crash Saturday. It...
