Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by krisoft on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @05:18AM
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> don't know. For western European: Oh my god YES!
You are over generalising. I don't know where you are but where I am in western europe cyclist absolutely cross intersections like a vehicle.
The trick is to take control of the lane. If you are sticking to the side cars won't see you. If you take up space in front of them they will see you and include you in their calculations.
And before you or someone else jumps here to spread some fud: No i am not advocating jumping in front of cars with zero warning. Or whatever silly idea you have based on what I just wrote. I see this done all the time, and I do it fairly regularly.
You have to be seen. You have to be predictable. You have to know where you are heading.
You are over generalising. I don't know where you are but where I am in western europe cyclist absolutely cross intersections like a vehicle.
The trick is to take control of the lane. If you are sticking to the side cars won't see you. If you take up space in front of them they will see you and include you in their calculations.
And before you or someone else jumps here to spread some fud: No i am not advocating jumping in front of cars with zero warning. Or whatever silly idea you have based on what I just wrote. I see this done all the time, and I do it fairly regularly.
You have to be seen. You have to be predictable. You have to know where you are heading.