Timeline for How close to the kerb should I cycle?
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| May 1, 2017 at 17:14 | comment | added | CardMechanic | The "claim your lane" mentality, though more and more dangerous as drivers get more and more distracted(don't get me started), is usually seen as a way to get drivers to see you as traffic, as they have to interact with you more like they would other drivers. | |
| Apr 26, 2017 at 21:16 | vote | accept | mrnovice | ||
| Apr 12, 2017 at 11:08 | comment | added | Qwerky | thecyclingsilk.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/… | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 11:03 | comment | added | benshepherd | Use the nearside 1/3 of the lane normally, and the next 1/3 if you need to move out a bit (to avoid the door zone, side roads, potholes etc). This is called 'secondary' and 'primary' position. This article should help: britishcycling.org.uk/knowledge/skills/article/… | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 8:46 | comment | added | Andy P | I tend to let the road conditions and behaviour of traffic guide my road positioning. Usually it'll be 1-2ft from the edge, but in once case last week after 3 cars trying to squeeze past at 50mph on a major road causing oncoming traffic in the other lane to brake/flash/beep, I moved into the centre and blocked off this possibility for my own (and everyone elses) safety. | |
| Apr 8, 2017 at 21:23 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 8, 2017 at 20:36 | answer | added | kqr | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 8, 2017 at 20:35 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | I'll note that traffic laws throughout most of the civilized world (including even the US) require motorists to maintain 3 feet or 1 meter clearance between their vehicles and bicycles they pass. If you observe frequent violations of this rule in a particular area you should complain to the authorities and have them crack down on careless drivers. | |
| S Apr 8, 2017 at 19:36 | history | suggested | David Richerby | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Replaced "pavement" with "kerb", since "pavement" means "roadway" to Americans but the intended sense is the British "footway"
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| Apr 8, 2017 at 17:29 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/850762571238047744 | ||
| Apr 8, 2017 at 10:39 | comment | added | mrnovice | @Criggie Unfortunately a route avoiding this conflict zone would involve many miles added to my journey, to the point where it's no longer economical for me to cycle there. | |
| Apr 8, 2017 at 9:47 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Rather than fight over this lane with cars, can you find an alternative route that avoids this conflict zone? They can't hit you if you're elsewhere. | |
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| Apr 8, 2017 at 7:39 | comment | added | Chris H | You'll never stop all the close passes IME (UK too). I've got a short quiet 30mph dual carriageway (a bit of a road to nowhere) and whether I take the left lane or hit the kerb on that stretch a few drivers are within touching distance every day while many use the whole other lane. | |
| Apr 8, 2017 at 3:36 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | This topic is what's known as "Claim your lane". In general, when riding in a vehicle lane, one should stay reasonably far to the right (US) or left (UK) to give motor vehicles more room to pass. This is especially true on a narrow 2-lane road. But, as you're finding, on a multi-lane road, if you do this, people may try to pass in your lane rather than moving into the adjacent lane (or at least part way there). If you find you have this problem in a given situation you may need to "claim your lane" -- move more to the other side of the lane. An especially common problem near turns. | |
| Apr 8, 2017 at 2:48 | answer | added | Orb | timeline score: 6 | |
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| Apr 8, 2017 at 0:56 | history | asked | mrnovice | CC BY-SA 3.0 |