| Re: Stoplights: fatwa requested
"the black rose" <blackrosequilts@netscape.net> wrote: (clip) I take the
right lane, for the same reason. I position myself smack in the middle of
the lane behind the next car. I sprint like a snail myself,(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
My solution will probably bring criticism from more expert cyclists, but it
is: I don't want to go to the curb, because of the cars which will likely
turn right from the right lane. I don't want to take the right lane,
because I want people turning right to be able to do it without waiting for
the light to change. I don't want to take the left lane, because then I
wind up in the traffic trying to accelerate, and work my way back to the
right lane where I belong. So, I position myself on the line separating the
two lanes. Cars can pass me on the right and turn. Any cars on my left are
stopped, and when the light changes, they don't have to wait for me.
In those few cases where cars from both lanes proceed straight, I have to
work my way into the right lane--it has rarely been necessary, but in every
case, the cars on my right have POINTEDLY held back to give me safe access.
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