| Re: switching from a trike to an upright?
On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 23:45:59 GMT, Mike Euritt
<mike.euritt@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>The trike, butt 8 inches off the ground, no flag, is most noticed.. to the point
>that motorists stop and tell me I need a flag because they can't see me???? How
>did you know I was there then?
The fact that the tricycle takes more of the lane than the two-wheeled
machines probably has a lot to do with this. Motorists dont' like
narrow things like bicycles or motorcycles, but will give tractors,
horses, construction equipment, lawn mowers, etc a very wide berth
because they seem to occupy the whole lane.
The lesson for two-wheeled traffic here is to take more of the lane if
you wish to be seen, especially in situations where being passed would
be unsafe.
By the way, I wouldn't be wild about riding your rig here in suburbia.
The cellphone-chatting, hummer-driving trophy wives have their
attention anywhere but on the road...
-Luigi
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