Wednesday, February 22, 2012

You ARE a slow moving vehicle

So you ride a bike on the road. Here in the former confederate state of Georgia, you are considered a vehicle, subject to the same rules as motor vehicles.
But don't be stupid. You are a slow moving vehicle, act like one.
Ride on the right side of the road. Right hand on the right hand side, left hand on the left hand side, got it?
Ride to the right of the right side of the road. See that yellow line down between your legs? That's the wrong side of the road. MOVE RIGHT. TIP- Keep that white line visible between your right hand and the front wheel.
Signal your intentions. Turns, stops, etc.
Obey traffic signage. You're a vehicle.
Lights on in the dark. Or the rain. Or anytime if you want to be seen.
Don't be stupid. If cars behind are honking at you, maybe you're REALLY in the way. Try moving to the right a tad.
I've seen several videos online recently where people have claimed to have almost met their demise because of "unsafe traffic conditions".  I wanted to see how close people were coming up so I video'd to the back during a ride down a fairly busy street. I was going to post in response to some other "close call" videos I've seen. But my video was way too boring. That's what riding down the right hand side of the street and obeying traffic laws gets you, I guess.

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