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> I just pulled over and stopped on the side walk so it could pass. I wish cyclists did this even for traffic going the same direction as them.

carlob 4y ago
Note that contraflow lanes are a European directive for all places with a speed limit of 30 km/h. I'm Paris they just started marking them. If you are in a street where it's too narrow to safely overtake a bike without them climbing on the sidewalk, then you probably shouldn't be going much faster than the bike anyway...
- avgcorrection 4y ago
  What is a European directive? An EU directive?
- BrianHenryIE 4y ago
  Have you got a link to the EU directive? I haven’t heard of that and a quick search didn’t bring anything up.
  - carlob 4y ago
    I might have been wrong. I found the French, Italian and Belgian law that generalize this, but no EU directive (with a cursory search).
analog31 4y ago
I do this. I've got a mirror on my bike, I know what's coming up behind me, and I let cars pass when I can. I also pull over when driving on 2-lane roads if there's a string of cars behind me.
- LtWorf 4y ago
  Most cyclists in non-urban roads I met in italy will just cycle in pair and keep 20 cars behind them going at 20km/h while chatting with each other.
  - downvotetruth 4y ago
    "Motor"cyclists pull the same trick & violate the slower traffic keep to the side rule, which seems to make "lanes" redundant.
    - analog31 4y ago
      Indeed, I don't ride my bike on multi-lane roads if I can avoid them, so I'm only talking about roads where my choices are riding in the traffic lane or ducking into the parking lane. In my locale it's pretty easy to get around on neighborhood streets and bike paths, so I'm actually rarely sharing the road with a lot of car traffic.
  - amrocha 4y ago
    Good. Slow down cars and maybe they'll stop killing thousands of people every year.
    - LtWorf 4y ago
      It's explicitly illegal to drive like that.
  - Karrot_Kream 4y ago
    So where does the yielding logic stop? Do vans need to stop for sports cars? Do sports cars need to stop for tanks? If you make cycling this cumbersome, nobody will cycle. People try their best to yield but it's best effort.
II2II 4y ago
It is far safer for a motorist coming from behind to determine when it is safe to pass. It is also far more dangerous for a cyclist to exit then attempt to rejoin the flow of traffic. The only time a cyclist should consider pulling over for traffic is if it would be otherwise unsafe for vehicles to pass.

carlob 4y ago

Note that contraflow lanes are a European directive for all places with a speed limit of 30 km/h. I'm Paris they just started marking them. If you are in a street where it's too narrow to safely overtake a bike without them climbing on the sidewalk, then you probably shouldn't be going much faster than the bike anyway...

avgcorrection 4y ago
What is a European directive? An EU directive?
BrianHenryIE 4y ago
Have you got a link to the EU directive? I haven’t heard of that and a quick search didn’t bring anything up.
- carlob 4y ago
  I might have been wrong. I found the French, Italian and Belgian law that generalize this, but no EU directive (with a cursory search).

analog31 4y ago

I do this. I've got a mirror on my bike, I know what's coming up behind me, and I let cars pass when I can. I also pull over when driving on 2-lane roads if there's a string of cars behind me.

LtWorf 4y ago
Most cyclists in non-urban roads I met in italy will just cycle in pair and keep 20 cars behind them going at 20km/h while chatting with each other.
- downvotetruth 4y ago
  "Motor"cyclists pull the same trick & violate the slower traffic keep to the side rule, which seems to make "lanes" redundant.
  - analog31 4y ago
    Indeed, I don't ride my bike on multi-lane roads if I can avoid them, so I'm only talking about roads where my choices are riding in the traffic lane or ducking into the parking lane. In my locale it's pretty easy to get around on neighborhood streets and bike paths, so I'm actually rarely sharing the road with a lot of car traffic.
- amrocha 4y ago
  Good. Slow down cars and maybe they'll stop killing thousands of people every year.
  - LtWorf 4y ago
    It's explicitly illegal to drive like that.
- Karrot_Kream 4y ago
  So where does the yielding logic stop? Do vans need to stop for sports cars? Do sports cars need to stop for tanks? If you make cycling this cumbersome, nobody will cycle. People try their best to yield but it's best effort.

II2II 4y ago

It is far safer for a motorist coming from behind to determine when it is safe to pass. It is also far more dangerous for a cyclist to exit then attempt to rejoin the flow of traffic. The only time a cyclist should consider pulling over for traffic is if it would be otherwise unsafe for vehicles to pass.