Originally Posted by genec
Well, just to set the record straight... HH is not VC nor LAB. He is well beyond those. He has in fact taken VC to a whole new level. He is not alone... I know of others like him. Frankly, they have been refered to as "Fosterites" by some.
So while HH does recommend the LAB courses, what the LAB offers is hardly what HH "preaches."
For example, I on the other hand like bike lanes, but then I know how to use them and how to judge when their use may not suit me.
I know other folks in the area that are even more "preachy" than HH... They get downright militant at the discussion of "bike lanes" and "cyclist's rights." (I try not to discuss it with them...
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Anyway... The LAB classes do have merit, and are not some VC indoctrination ritual or anything like that. So folks that dismiss the LAB classes based on what they feel they know, due to their conversations with HH, are off base.
Indeed, what I "preach" here goes far beyond the scope of LAB Road 1 and Road 2 courses.
First, much of my ranting here has to do with the
politics of cyclist advocacy and safety, which of course would not be part of the course curriculum.
Second, the main techniques I present here are arguably advanced techniques that are beyond the basics taught in Road 1 and even Road 2. But they are consistent with the underlying principles that are taught in those courses.
Having said that, any decent LCI will emphasize the dangers of bike lanes. And any reasonable person, once aware of all those dangers, and the dearth of any safety benefits, would at least begin to wonder...