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Until you have a handle on that, perhaps you should just leave a bunch of extra space.
by wiredfool 12y ago
Until you have a handle on that, perhaps you should just leave a bunch of extra space.
- sliverstorm 12y agoI have a handle on the amount of space I appreciate as a bicyclist, and that's what I give to other bicyclists. I don't know how many feet it is. Accurately measuring feet with your eyes is hardly a prerequisite to safe driving. Do you measure your following distance in feet, or time & intuition for your own stopping speed?
- anigbrowl 12y agoWhy not perform some measurements the next time you get on your bicycle, which might make you a better cyclist and driver? I think that you probably know quite well how much space that is and are quite well able to estimate a 3 foot distance too. Nobody is asking you to maintain logs of your intra-vehicular distance for all your travels.
- dllthomas 12y agoI don't necessarily disagree, but I would point out that there's a difference between knowing how much space there is relative to the likely movement of either vehicle (which is what's important for safety) and knowing how much space there is relative to a yardstick.
- baddox 12y agoObviously drivers should err on the side of more space. I have passed plenty of cyclists in an automobile, and I believe that I have always done so safely, but I can't confidently estimate the exact distance I put between the car and the cyclist.