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In many instances a cyclist riding in the "car lane" is not illegal. It's not in Texas, in fact, it's legally required in some instances. I'm a cyclist, and rec
by btrettel 7y ago
In many instances a cyclist riding in the "car lane" is not illegal. It's not in Texas, in fact, it's legally required in some instances. I'm a cyclist, and recently I had a driver road rage at me because I was using the left turn lane, which is required by law when turning left!
I don't know specifically about Amsterdam, for what it's worth.
Also, a cyclist riding in the road is not necessarily unsafe either. Many bike lanes are poorly designed and contribute to safety problems.
- mc32 7y agoYou’re right it depends on local laws and some make these compromises because of a lack of dedicated lanes, among other reasons too perhaps. I do know I’ve biked in places where there were dedicated bike/scooter lane and despite there being rules about signals and left turns (which had prominent signs for them), often times people ignored the signs. On occasion, you’d see the stark result of ignoring the signage.
- scrumbledober 7y agothe amount of times i've been yelled at to "get out of the middle of the road" when trying to turn left...
- travisporter 7y agoIt’s reassuring to me when drivers honk at me on my bike because I know they see me.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoWe don't seem to get that in the UK anymore, thirty years ago it was different but there are so many cyclists on the roads now people seem have got used to them.
- lonelappde 7y agoI'm pretty sure Amsterdam doesn't allow running a red light across traffic, as the line jumpers were doing.
- btrettel 7y agoI didn't watch the video, and was just responding to the idea that going into the "car lane" is bad.