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Old 06-08-10 | 01:38 PM
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sggoodri
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From: Cary, NC

Bikes: 1983 Trek 500, 2002 Lemond Zurich, 2023 Litespeed Watia

Your priorities when approaching an intersection should be:

1. Maintaining control of your bike, and reducing speed if required for your turn.
2. Looking back before moving laterally on the roadway; yielding if traffic is overtaking on that side.
3. Moving into the correct roadway position for your destination (right if turning right, left ( toward road center) if turning left, in between for straight).
4. Keeping your pedal up on the inside of your turn.
5. Signaling your intentions toward any other drivers if they may be affected by your turn.
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452. Looking at flowers.
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923. Going fast enough to make motorists happy.
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