| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
The Real Bev wrote:
> Wayne Pein wrote:
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>> The Real Bev wrote:
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>>> Have you ever actually driven a motorcycle? You've never seen
>>> somebody deliberately open a door in front of you? Yeah, I know
>>> that's what happened -- the little ****head was looking right at me
>>> and laughing when he did it.
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>> When I ride my motorcycle or my bicycle, I do not operate in the Door
>> Zone, therefore suddenly opening doors are irrelevant to me. Where you
>> operate within the lane is a basic element of cycling safety.
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> We've had this discussion before. I will take the lane when there is no
> room for a car to pass me safely within the lane, but move back to the
> right as soon as practicable.
A better term is Use the Full Lane. Take the lane implies stealing.
Anything else is just rudeness. The door
> zone is part of the bicycle lane, sometimes you can't avoid it.
Sure you can. Ride in the real lane and reject the rudeness that is Door
Zone bike lanes.
http://www.humantransport.org/bicycl...ASHTO_DZBL.pdf
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> You don't split lanes on your motorcycle in heavy/stopped traffic?
>
I would if I encountered a situation where it would be an advantage, but
that is not the case for my motorcycling.
Wayne
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