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It's rather easy to lift the front wheel onto a higher surface, so the problem boils down to how do you lift the rear wheel.
The best solution seems to be a variant of a bunny-hop, but this might be too technical (I can't do it) or dangerous (if I could do it with 90% probability, I'd never try that in heavy traffic). What I do instead is putting a foot ...
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Traffic laws are a way of communication with the others that share the lane. When I find myself riding in a dangerous situation, I normally start what I call defensive riding.
My point is that the bicycle driver is the last safe driver at the road. So, the driving rules do not protect them as they should. This depends on the country. And of course, of the ...
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The situation you describe is critical, but when conditions allow, I would suggest you a technique I developed exactely for that.
The secret is to "ride the wall" as you were in the tilted section of a velodrome, that is, making a curve with your bike.
Most falls I have seen or heard, or even almost had myself, are caused by making a curve to the left ...
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References - Effective Traffic Riding (British Cycling), Cyclecraft
There are two cycling positions - primary position ("taking the lane") and secondary position. These positions are relative to the moving traffic lane:
a moving traffic lane - that part of the carriageway along which through traffic is moving at the present time. It is a dynamic ...
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Yep, I'll agree. To "claim your lane" you ride roughly in the middle of the lane, though precisely where depends on the situation.
Eg, if you're in a right-hand turn lane, "claiming your lane" is best accomplished by riding near the left-hand edge of the lane. And vice-versa when in a left-hand turn lane. The idea is to not give the motorist any ...
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it's mostly b, however you don't need someone else.
taking the lane is riding pretty much right in the middle of lane, and asserting control of the entire lane. riding in the middle makes it obvious to motorists that they'll have to change lanes to pass, or wait behind you until there is a safer opportunity to pass.
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Depending on your local regulations, claiming the lane might be illegal (it is here where I live, for example). So, my advice would it be to ride on the right side of the road (assuming that right is the driving side), but not getting too close to the curb because of the debris, gravel, car doors etc. When you see (and hear) someone behind you wanting to ...
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