Originally Posted by john forester
There is no point in then looking behind, because there ought to be no traffic approaching on his left.
Originally Posted by
John Forester
I see that you are ignorant of destination positioning, which is a crucial part of vehicular cycling.
traffic never overtakes vehicular cyclists on the left - who would've thunk it?
It is commonly recognized that for any but the most gentle braking, if the deceleration force has to be applied through only one hand, that forces the steering into swerving the bicycle. Therefore, in situations when braking may be suddenly required, as when cycling in traffic, it is best to have both hands on the handlebars so that the deceleration force is balanced on each side.
it's best to not signal cycling in traffic because of the fear of gyroscopic forces trumps the legal requirement and safety advantages of hand signals.
Those dutch just need to get on board with this forester cycling stuff - sounds like the cyclist ed the Dutch transport ministry has been waiting for for decades.