Originally Posted by
Six jours
Probably a nitpick, but I don't consider myself a bicycle "driver" and don't think the labels are important one way or another. I'm just a guy on a bicycle trying to enjoy myself and not get killed. And when it comes to riding in traffic, I really don't think it takes a whole lot of brain power to manage it. Yeah, a guy who is absolutely brand new to cycling has a learning curve, but I don't see that textbooks and classes are necessary here.
Just catching up on some old posts - your description of handling the freeway ramp is similar enough to that of mine - so I think we're roughly in the same boat. On one hand, I agree with you that much of this "bicycle driving" and "VC" is common sense. On the other hand, from my experience in bicycling advocacy and talking to non-cyclists, this common sense doesn't seem so common.