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Where I live its the legal right of bicyclists to use the road in the same manner as cars do. Just because your vehicle is less agile than yours, they are not i
by sydd 4y ago
Where I live its the legal right of bicyclists to use the road in the same manner as cars do. Just because your vehicle is less agile than yours, they are not inconsiderate, e.g. you would not honk on trucks just because they accelerate slower. Or on school buses because they need to stop often.
- Fatnino 4y agoIf you are driving a camper up a mountain road and you are going slower than traffic you are supposed to pull over when you get too many cars backed up behind you. I've heard the number is six cars backed up till you have to let them pass. I see no reason a similar rule doesn't apply to bikes or anyone else legally using the road but traveling slower than the flow.
- wizofaus 4y agoThat would really only be feasible if a cyclist could safely make such a judgment while keeping their eyes on the road. If as a cyclist I'm holding up more than 6 cars behind me it's because whoever is in charge of building/ maintaining the road wasn't doing their job. I'd also say I've seen plenty times where cars have held up 20+ cyclists and given no indication they intend to let them pass.
- hammock 4y ago(OP here) I agree and if you can safely let cars pass you, you should. But not to the detriment of your safety.
- jimmaswell 4y agoWhere do you live? Every road law on bicycles I've ever read has said something to the effect of "ride as far to the right as practiceable, except to avoid dangerous debris or make a left turn."