To Encourage Biking, Cities Lose the Helmets

That's good to know. Obviously I gave him credit for doing the right thing -- he looked the part with all the fancy clothes so I figured he knew the law.

I have really calmed down on my driving as I have gotten older. The 25-year-old version of me probably would have hit him, or at least stopped him from crossing lanes, out of obliviousness or testosterone overload.

 

What if the cyclist arrived at the intersection first?

All due respect to you both, but the rider is entitled to the lane he's in. Again, he should have given a clearer indication that he was going to slide over to the bike lane having made the turn.

 

It was a red light. We were both first in our lanes and were going at the same time.

 

If the cyclist arrives at the intersection first, he would be first in the right hand of the two left hand lanes. There are two lanes turning left - like any vehicle, he should be in the one that arrives where he wants to be - not expect all other traffic to notice that he's breaking traffic laws and wait for him.

 

If you need to get right immediately after a left turn and there are two left-turn lanes, you should be in right left-turn lane regardless of vehicle.

 

Maybe he didn't know there was a bike lane in that cross street until after he made the turn.

Again, I'm not defending him or his choice.

But a cyclist has a right to the lane.

 

It has nothing to do with his right to be anywhere. If he wants to be in the left hand of two left turn lanes, that's fine. But then he needs to stay in that lane. If you're driving a car and there are two left turn lanes, you don't get to make your turn into the curb lane. In order for cycling to be safe, everyone needs to follow the rules, including those on bikes.

 

As I've said several times.

The cyclist's 'violation' here was in changing lanes abruptly, without a sufficient warning to surrounding traffic.

 

Az, of course you're defending him and his choice, and you're not helping the bicyclists' cause.

 

Nothing else needs to be said.

 

Was this somehow unclear?

Or this?

Or this?

 

I knew Madistan (wis.) had to be in the top 10.