My ride looks like this:
Road conditions
Commute 3 towns away in rain, snow and sun.
Temps ranging from 20-90F
Traffic Inbound: Buses, wideloaders, bumper to bumper, cell phone bound. Cagers: 10-30mph Self: 7-22mph
Traffic Outbound: Cellphone bound Cagers 35-45mph Self: 15-22mph
Street: Ranges from 2 lane, 4 lane divided w/bike lane, bike path
Rig
Trek 5200 10sp Ultegra
Strobe Front and back on one circuit
35V headlight, 3-M Red reflectant on all fenders. 3" Yellow Construction stripe on Bike bag
Side: White reflectant on Front of Frame, Red on the back
Self
Retro-tec reflectant stripes on helmet
Reflectant on pant legs
Yellow or pink jersey
Style
Aggressive rider at high cadence
Signals at intersection about 10 seconds, maintains hand slignal while well into the turn if possible
Will allow cars 'curtesty pull out'
Occassionally blows a yellow or red light
Trips traffic signal as often as possible
Converses with other riders at lights
If lead rider is substantailly slower, passes when safe to do so
If lead rider is about 2mph slower than self, follow at reasonable distance
No power-weave BLT, DLLP
Edited:
I ride in the real or imaginary bike lane, until it's time to turn left. If is is poor, I'll take the lane
Positive Driver Responses
Street: 90% i.e., once every 4 months, I encounter a near miss where driver did not see me
Bike trail forces onto the sidewalk: 45% i.e., At least once a day.
Last edited by vrkelley; 09-22-06 at 01:46 PM.