Keri, I'm just going by my experience and what you wrote, "occupying the right half of the lane". I also don't see how a bicyclist (or a motorcyclist for that...
... This level of continual monitoring and evaluation to the rear, and continual change of lateral roadway position as a function of conditions to the rear, is...
You are talking about an extremely hazardous situation of curtailed visibility within an automobile culture people do not think there would be anyone ahead of...
... If the person looking forward, using their full peripheral vision in the less taxing manner a human looking forward allows (this being the person rules...
Serge, I over-simplified... more accurately we were in the right 3/5 of the lane. We were probably past the centerline as those lanes are not very wide, but...
... Yes, if the *other people* were looking forward and driving slowly enough to not rear-end me, I would not have to look in the mirror. And when I travel to...
... My planet is your planet. It is all but impossible to determine approaching driver who sees you and has already planned the pattern/behavior they will use...
If the fog had been so thick that there was a chance of us being mowed down from behind, we would not have started down that road. Motorists clearly could see...
In an article about the Illinois 3-foot law: http://tinyurl.com/3c2smq "Some drivers will move all the way over into another lane when passing a bicycle, which...
... If anyone is still reading this conversation, please ignore what Ken is saying. He is out of his depth when discussing defensive driving and refuses to...
... Please if any one is still reading, recognize that in conversation/discussion/debate you refute with sound argument, supporting data and facts, and not...
... It wasn't a simple claim. It was an expression of what those who have waded through the endless conversation/discussion/debate, refutations, arguments,...
Hi all, The discussion of unsafe motorist overtaking sure has gotten detailed.? I think it points to a very simple need:? Motorist education about safe...
John Schubert
Schubley@...
Jan 2, 2008 8:23 pm
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While what you suggest below might be a good idea (as long as it is easy enough to get implemented) I doubt any 'goodness' that results from it will have much...
... What I don't like about x distance laws is that they are sloppily written to imply that it's OK to pass without a full lane change. X distance ought to...
This seems like a good thing for our state bicycle association to work on. I'll propose it. It is certainly a safety campaign that would benefit all road...
... Please if any one is still reading, recognize that in conversation/discussion/debate you refute with sound argument, supporting data and facts, and not...
... I don't know of defensive motor vehicle driving classes in which drivers are supposed to monitor what's happening from behind and adjust their lateral...
... I have never seen any driving class teach people to repeatedly change their lateral roadway position as a function of conditions they detect from...
... I'll expand some: 1) Attention is best directed where it is needed when it is needed. When traveling straight along a roadway as a vehicle driver -...
Is there not a 3-message/day limit for any individual poster on Chainguard? If so, why does the latest digest have SEVEN from Mr. O'B who it seems cannot...
From Richard Moeur. Proposed New Edition of MUTCD Published For Review This morning (02 January 2008), the Federal Register contained a notice announcing a...
... Here in Phoenix, the city stripers have a penchant for "shoulder-ettes". They are nearly universally believed to be bike lanes, an incorrect impression...
... If one glass of red wine is moderately good for you, then 4 must be better! Similarly, if 4 foot bike lanes are beloved by most people who can wobble on a...
... Uh, there may be something other than motorist's impatience involved here. Pace lines just make the motoring set think that everybody on a bike is some...
... Drafting allows cyclists to go much faster than usual and the teamwork involved makes for an enjoyable experience. It is a lot of fun and there's no reason...
... Who cares what the motoring set thinks? Not me. ... No. You should experience cycling beyond your current limited scope. I've observed that most of these...
... Those of us in the group that day had chosen to ride, not drive, to a hill training clinic we were teaching 30 miles from town. Many of us do not drive to...
... That's exactly my point, Wayne. While it's certainly true that motorists are blithering idiots, there are a number of the cycling public that are similarly...
