tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post36982025259392345..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Surviving on the StreetBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-82549173281818743322007-05-04T13:41:00.000-06:002007-05-04T13:41:00.000-06:00Good advice from Bikeboy, and a nice read from Cla...Good advice from Bikeboy, and a nice read from Clancy's link. Thanks!dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527673886975332497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-52799982986898113562007-05-04T10:45:00.000-06:002007-05-04T10:45:00.000-06:00sorry try againhttp://armaments.blogspot.com/2007/...sorry try again<BR/><BR/>http://armaments.blogspot.com/2007/04/<BR/>my-cousin-ronnie-traffic-court.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-36785330589707682612007-05-04T10:43:00.000-06:002007-05-04T10:43:00.000-06:00Here is a great post about how a cyclist got out o...Here is a great post about how a cyclist got out of a traffic ticket for running a red light.<BR/><BR/>http://armaments.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-cousin-ronnie-traffic-court.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-33562810350279530432007-05-04T10:16:00.000-06:002007-05-04T10:16:00.000-06:00Being aware of one's surroundings is the most impo...Being aware of one's surroundings is the most important thing to learn whether on a bike, in a car or playing with the kids in the front yard. My wife will start talking with a neighbor and get absorbed into the conversation and not realize where or what the kids are doing.<BR/><BR/>You are right that as long as your are aware, attentive and scanning the rest of the reaction follows right along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-87228304892678511802007-05-04T09:10:00.000-06:002007-05-04T09:10:00.000-06:00Well-said, apertome! That's another point of the ...Well-said, apertome! That's another point of the "SIPDE" thing. Most 1-vehicle motorcycle crashes occur in corners, and it's frequently because the rider goes in a little too fast and starts looking right in front of the front wheel, or worse, where he doesn't want to go... he SHOULD be looking way out to the end of the corner. (I've tried it - it works!)<BR/><BR/>NON-STOP riding:<BR/><BR/>In this jurisdiction (Idaho), cyclists can LEGALLY ride through a stop-signed intersection after slowing and yielding if necessary.<BR/><BR/>Also, a right-turn is permitted at a red light without stopping (after yielding, of course).<BR/><BR/>So, when I <I>do</I> hit the occasional red light, I'll sometimes make a quick right-turn (after making sure the coast is clear, of course!), then a quick U-turn, then another right-turn to put myself back on course. (I emphasize <B>SEE</B> - I look both ways, then look <I>again</I> both ways, before performing that stunt. I also check for cars approaching from behind me, that might follow me around the corner.)Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-80591834788772468502007-05-04T08:45:00.000-06:002007-05-04T08:45:00.000-06:00This is all very good advice. It's interesting the...This is all very good advice. It's interesting the way you took advice given motorcycle riders and applied it to cycling. I do the same somewhat with mountain biking ... one rule in mountain biking is: look where you want to go, not down that ravine you want to avoid. Your bike tends to follow whichever way you look. Yes, I know that it's possible to compensate while you look a different way, but if in doubt, look where you want to go (always remembering to "scan").<BR/><BR/>I am getting better at making my rides non-stop, but I'd like to hear more about the techniques you use to accomplish that.Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.com