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Yes. When deciding on any option, it first needs to be an option. As in, something you can actually do.
But what you said about riding on the side of the road and trying to not die, is most of his system. A lot of roads don’t have any shoulder to ride on, so you’re just as far right in the lane as you can be.
Quite the opposite, Forrester insisted that cyclists should ride in the center of the lane, with cars. The central idea of his Vehicular Cycling was that cyclists should be using the road in exactly the same way as drivers.
That is just stupid as BLANK! Even with perfect drivers, something mechanical could cause a dangerous situation & no escape available. Really what protrayed in the video is perfectly/dream land.
I took the course in the 90s.
The rule is, you keep to the right side of the lane you need to use.
So unless you’re making a left, or not using the right turn lane, you keep to the right side of the right-most lane. Which is something like 98% of the time.
There are specific circumstances for that. Something like a narrow one lane, one way alley. When there isn’t enough space for cars to pass you safely, then “Taking the Lane” so to not even suggest it’s an option is the best plan. But that’s only as a last resort for short distances.
Yes. When deciding on any option, it first needs to be an option. As in, something you can actually do.
But what you said about riding on the side of the road and trying to not die, is most of his system. A lot of roads don’t have any shoulder to ride on, so you’re just as far right in the lane as you can be.
Quite the opposite, Forrester insisted that cyclists should ride in the center of the lane, with cars. The central idea of his Vehicular Cycling was that cyclists should be using the road in exactly the same way as drivers.
That is just stupid as BLANK! Even with perfect drivers, something mechanical could cause a dangerous situation & no escape available. Really what protrayed in the video is perfectly/dream land.
I took the course in the 90s.
The rule is, you keep to the right side of the lane you need to use.
So unless you’re making a left, or not using the right turn lane, you keep to the right side of the right-most lane. Which is something like 98% of the time.
Maybe I’m confusing his system with Take The Lane defensive cycling.
There are specific circumstances for that. Something like a narrow one lane, one way alley. When there isn’t enough space for cars to pass you safely, then “Taking the Lane” so to not even suggest it’s an option is the best plan. But that’s only as a last resort for short distances.