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Re: Driving Pet Peeves




In article <3rk8v0$5gd@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU> dey@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Michael E. Dey) writes:
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>In number (4) you recognize that bicycles are indeed considered vehicles, 
>and then you go on in number (5) to say that cyclists are 'stupid' to ride 
>in the middle of the road.  It is much safer for the cyclist to be in the 
>middle of the lane (that he is legally entitled to occupy) than to hug 
>the curb and let cars pass in the same lane.

No.  It is *only* safer when the cyclist can keep up with traffic.  In heavy
traffic in Columbia, MO I road in the middle of the lane.  No problem.

Here in the southern California desert that kind of behavoir will get you
killed.  Roads are wider.  Traffic is comparatively lighter.  Traffic on
city streets moves at 60+.  I will ride on the right edge, thank you.

A cyclist should ride as safely as possible within the law. If that means 
changing strategies to match the conditions than so be it.

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