Timeline for As recumbents are low to the ground and hard to see, how to you use one safely on a normal road?
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| Dec 21, 2010 at 20:23 | comment | added | SuperElectric | Recumbents can be ridden in the gutter, and uprights can be ridden in the lane, and vice-versa. I see nothing in this answer that supports the statement that recumbents are safer than uprights despite the lower visual profile. | |
| Sep 2, 2010 at 0:57 | comment | added | darkcanuck | While I strongly agree that maintaining a good lane position will make any rider more visible, recumbents are not necessarily safer than normal bikes. Both have pros and cons for visibility. | |
| Sep 1, 2010 at 20:14 | comment | added | Kevin | Yes, I second this. I find that if you stay in near the gutter then you are seen as a stationary object (e.g. parked car) and cars are always tempted to 'just nip past' you, regardless of how close they are to you. Whereas if you stay out and force them to cross the dotted line into the oncoming traffic lane to get around you then they become much more conscious of their actions & therefore more cautious. | |
| Sep 1, 2010 at 17:40 | history | answered | Tom Hawtin - tackline | CC BY-SA 2.5 |