When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City

Re:When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City by tomsthumb on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @05:10PM (#15342550)

It can be dangerous to be the only person or vehicle at a red light if you are a motorcyclist or bicyclist because cars can fail to notice you until they are quite close. Many motorcyclists apply and release their brakes, and sometimes add modifications to their tail lights so that they flicker when coming on to make it even more noticeable.

I pay at least as much attention when I am the lone cyclist at a red light (particularly at night) as when I am actively moving and riding in traffic, and have had a number of vehicles come to a stop a bit close or a bit too quickly for comfort. This is in an area with _a_lot_ of cyclists.

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Re:When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City by Sir_Cmpwn on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @08:07AM (#15346930)

Thanks for elaborating. It sounds to me though that the solution is modifying your tail lights to be more apparent, rather than running all the red lights.

I will also concede that motorcyclists are generally much better on the road than "analog" bikes, at least when they aren't in a group and their loud-ass bikes aren't waking me up at 1 AM.

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Re:When Citi Bikes Are Faster Than Taxis in New York City by tomsthumb on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @12:06PM (#15349175)

> It sounds to me though that the solution is modifying your tail lights to be more apparent

My tail lights on my bike are rather bright and flashy. It's still happened before. There isn't really "a" solution. It's better awareness, better visibility, everyone being more proactive, etc.

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