tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post4984281909598635418..comments2024-01-15T14:14:40.035-05:00Comments on Citizen Rider: Land crabs and porcupinescafiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-11378685154152682322018-10-31T18:52:55.862-05:002018-10-31T18:52:55.862-05:00http://bike-n-chain.blogspot.com
After 10,000 hour...http://bike-n-chain.blogspot.com<br />After 10,000 hours mostly in traffic, find that biking in a predictable manner, keeping your line as best you can, tends to avoid tragic encounters. But, yes, that means in the travel lane, not gutters full of obstacles, which you must swerve to avoid.. Labannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248356222959908358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-15107964919610338462018-10-08T10:37:06.497-05:002018-10-08T10:37:06.497-05:00+1 for the eye contact thing being oversold; cars ...+1 for the eye contact thing being oversold; cars have "body language" too that I find more useful and to which I am highly attuned when on the bike.RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-23891211446864978152018-09-30T10:46:07.601-05:002018-09-30T10:46:07.601-05:00Yes. Approaching an intersection, I look for all s...Yes. Approaching an intersection, I look for all signs of movement and intended direction, including a look at the driver only as part of the repeating cycle as I take in all possible cues. On the open road, I can't see what's coming up behind me, lacking either a rear camera or a mirror, so I use my ears and quick glances. The view ahead is the most important anyway. I have had motorists make threatening swerves from the opposite lane, as well as ambiguous incursions. And you always have to watch out for the left cross (in countries that drive on the right).cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-9958286836017400002018-09-30T10:26:25.721-05:002018-09-30T10:26:25.721-05:00I always say "watch the wheels." On a hi...I always say "watch the wheels." On a highway, with the motorist coming toward you, that might better be the STEERING WHEEL than the road wheel. I totally agree that the "eye contact" notion is pretty much a myth that cyclists seem to believe in the total absence of any objective evidence.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com