Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
So... you have a perfectly good bike lane that you leave in order to "TAKE THE LANE" of the main motorway so you can be safe from [right hooks]...how about remaining in the bike lane but instead of mindlessly charging forward the second the light turns green, you hang back a beat and see what's what. Or making eye contact with the lead car to your left. Either works.
Yes, I will leave my little bike lane bubble and take the lane as I approach and cross an intersection (where traffic exceeds 20mph).
Every time!
And yes, if I'm at a stop light next to drivers, of course I'll make eye contact to see what their intentions are. And 750 flashing lumens in the face from the helmet light usually does the trick to get their attention.
Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
If I come up to the intersection, right turning cars are going to sit there even though they can right turn on red. I intentionally stop 10' short of the intersection so right turners will know I intend not to turn right and that they can go ahead. When I get the light I go ahead, even if there is a right turner waiting I have the right of way and he knows it. It works very well. I've never been honked, never been hooked, never had all the angst that so many here seem to display. Having lights is plain good sense. No need to be specific as to their brightness. The $10 Viewpoint or Ascent flashers that I like do as good a job as anything $$$ from Dinotte.
Yeah, guess that works in small towns. And no, your Viewpoints don't even come close to Cygolite, Niteryder, or Dinotte in terms of lighting up the road on solid beams, and more important for heavy traffic, dayflash.