Originally Posted by
CornyBum
Yeah, it's a nice ability. As I suggested earlier, I plan to practice vehicular cycling as much as safely possible except in uncommon situations such as the one I asked about when starting this thread. With experience and practice, I probably will be able to safely operate as a vehicle in the mentioned situation as well.
Sometimes, due to speed differentials and visibility issues like in your example, operating as a pedestrian
may be safer than operating as a vehicle. An experienced cyclist operates according to the situation & environment of the moment, adapting, improvising and overcoming to ensure his/her safety, leaving the dogma for BF or Chainguard discussions