Originally Posted by
SylvainG
I roll too, while being cautious, like you. But I was talking about those riders that are oblivious to the traffic around them. That's what I meant by the merit goes to the driver because they are the one that, although have the right of way, need to wait for the daydreamer to pass. I see too many of them while riding. They go 6-10mph, never slowing down at stop signs, expecting cars to yield way as if they are on foot.
I roll through most stop signs while looking for cars that get there first. But most drivers seem to expect me to *not* stop even if they are there first. I generally have to slow down and wave them to go or else they'll just wait for me. Did it this morning. If I had been a car, the driver would surely have gone ahead as they were stopped long before I got to the sign. But instead they sat until seeing me wave them through.
Originally Posted by
salcedo
I live on a rural road with no lights and a 45mph speed limit. It has a really wide paved shoulder, so I usually ride on it. But today the shoulder was covered in snow, and it was very windy. So, I was riding on the road.
Maybe I should have taken the principal position, but it was dark, and cars drive really fast on this road, and I was worried they might not see me and rear end me. So, I was riding near the shoulder, and a few cars passed really close to me.
This is how about 60% of my commute is. The 45mph roads have no shoulder and I ride 'As far Right As Possible'. 98% of cars give me enough space, a few pass a bit close.