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Re:Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:31PM (#37312721)
> always makes me nervous

I primarily drive and am often nervous driving around pedestrians and cyclists. The reason for this feeling is that I understand, even if subconsciously, how easy it would be for me to harm them with my vehicle. If I imagine myself being the cyclist it's more worrying that I can't control other vehicles that could easily harm me. I constantly remind myself that the road was made for people and drivers are just one class of person -- the most dangerous one to others on the road at that.

The best piece of advice I could give is to slow down and match the bikers' speed if you don't feel safe passing.

Re:Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement by Gibbon1 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:14PM (#37313292)
I clipped a bicyclists back tire once. Flipped him over. He was mostly okay. Probably 95% his fault because he was riding against traffic, on the sidewalk, and ran a red light.

I still felt really bad.

When people come up with reasons why that won't care because logically they'll be in the right if something bad happens. All I can think is either they are sociopath or that they deeply lack life experience.