Originally posted by MadCat
One of my biggest concerns is getting rear ended when the light turns yellow. Too many idiots in this city floor it when the light turns yellow to be in the middle of the intersection on red.
After a near miss in this situation I now floor it on yellow where I know that I'll get across the intersection before the cross-traffic moves. I don't shoot lights on red, but I feel shooting them on yellow is safer for me.
Originally posted by MadCat
I don't mind traffic "round abouts". I don't know any drivers in this city who likes them so I think order is maintained within them by a, deeply intrenched, collective fear of them. There was a time when I burned out on an oil slick in one but that's another story.
I hated rounabouts when I started cycling (the dual-carriageway ring-road tround Canterbury has lots of them) but I've got quite used to them now and just signal my intentions very early and take the centre of either the inside lane (if I'm going further round than straight-across), signalling I'm pulling across to the outer as soon as I come up to the exit before the one I want, or taking the centre of the outer lane if I'm going straight-across or taking the first turning - make yourself as 'big' and noticeable as possible.
Richard