02-04-2007, 09:14 PM
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#217 (permalink)
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don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein) writes:
> In article <45c68052$0$16912$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, Wayne Pein wrote:
>>The Real Bev wrote:
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>>> I don't think that's true. To accommodate more and more traffic, a
>>> number of roads have been widened just enough to provide two lanes of
>>> traffic each way with NO additional space between the cars and the curb.
>>> No matter how friendly a driver might be, there isn't enough space to
>>> pass a bicyclist without moving into the next lane, which is probably
>>> already occupied by a car. This is dangerous for everybody, and most
>>> bicyclists stay off such roads.
>>>
>>It's interesting how motorists incriminate themselves by claiming that
>>slow traffic, and specifically bicycle traffic, causes the danger. As a
>>motorist, I don't have a problem with slow traffic such as bicycles,
>>front loaders, stopped busses, cars and delivery vehicles. I think
>>incompetent motorists should just not drive.
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> What percentage of motorists do you expect to keep their cool when they
> have to slow down a lot for a cyclist, only to see the cyclist keep moving
> towards beside the vehicle at the head of the line when the motor vehicles
> stop and line up for a red light?
How can the cyclists do that if there is no room for a cyclist
and a car within a single lane? That is the situation under
discussion, as I read it.
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Ben Pfaff
blp@cs.stanford.edu
http://benpfaff.org
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