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It's easy to stay on the right side of a curb as a pedestrian, compared to looking for floor markings, traffic signs etc. As a cyclist, it's easy and essential
by lozenge 5y ago
It's easy to stay on the right side of a curb as a pedestrian, compared to looking for floor markings, traffic signs etc.
As a cyclist, it's easy and essential to stay on the right side. Accidentally not noticing the curb will result in a crash or near one.
- Someone 5y agoModern kerbs are sloped. Accidentally not noticing the kerb will not make you crash. (See the picture about ⅓ down on https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/goes-cycling-city-of-the-netherlands/ https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/goes-cycling-c...) Research shows sloped or even leveled kerbs don’t seem to lead to problems (https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/ejtir/article/view/3254 https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/ejtir/article/view/3254)