Cycling in the Wrong Direction (Comments: 2)
Author: Ethan
Date: 19 August, 2008
Category: Albany, Cycling Thoughts, Ethan Georgi
Paul Dorn writes:
Bicycling against traffic is extremely dangerous to the miscreant rider, as motorists don’t expect bicyclists coming the wrong way and make turns into the bike rider’s path. But wrong way riding is also hazardous to other bicyclists.
Amen to that. Every day I encounter people riding in the wrong direction. We have to figure out who is going on which side, which is not something you want to do in traffic. I’ve started to take the lane, slowing all of traffic, and calling out “please ride WITH traffic” as I pass. It’s not very effective. Sometimes there’s too much traffic and I can’t take the lane, and it’s a scary couple of seconds.
(And don’t get me started on these kids who weave back and forth from one side of the street to the other, in between cars, for “fun.”)
This (ie: riding safely) is, in my opinion, THE issue bicycle advocacy groups need to be tackling right now. How do we educate these people?
Read Dorn’s article here.
PS- Jason, we have no “Safety” category?
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