Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:The book is quite negative about cycle lanes, suggesting motorists drive closer to cyclists when they're in a cycle lane than they do when they ride as part of the normal traffic, thus making cycle lanes MORE dangerous than riding in the main carriageway. Which was the point of the thread, so here we are back at the start
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:Well to continue the thread hijack, my copy of Cyclecraft arrived last night. I've read about half of it, and basically it contains one message which is, paraphrasing:
Be part of the traffic, not an accessory to it, be conspicuous, and ride assertively and professionally.
Stuff I've been trying to do for most of my cycling life, although it seems to get harder as time goes on and traffic gets heavier.
The book is quite negative about cycle lanes, suggesting motorists drive closer to cyclists when they're in a cycle lane than they do when they ride as part of the normal traffic, thus making cycle lanes MORE dangerous than riding in the main carriageway. Which was the point of the thread, so here we are back at the start
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