Other posts related to safety
Nocuous Driving
andy| February 23, 2009 11:14 amI have been driving a bit too much lately… Well, here is the comics (Bicycle Comics – Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery) pretty much demonstrating how I felt.
The Bet Goes To...
Just Like Riding A Bike
Didn't You Just Fill the Tank?
Turn! TUUURN!
The Nightmare is Over
Soiree of Visibility
andy| November 19, 2008 1:34 pmBeleaguered by Drivers
andy| August 21, 2008 10:40 amI am consistently harassed by car drivers when I ride bike to work or back home. Most of them seem to be annoyed by the fact that I am on the road where they think only cars should be. But according to CA Department of Motor Vehicles, I have all right to be there:
Permitted Movements from Bicycle Lanes
21208. (a) Whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway pursuant to Section 21207, any person operating a bicycle upon the roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time shall ride within the bicycle lane, except that the person may move out of the lane under any of the following situations:
(1) When overtaking and passing another bicycle, vehicle, or pedestrian within the lane or about to enter the lane if the overtaking and passing cannot be done safely within the lane.
(2) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
(3) When reasonably necessary to leave the bicycle lane to avoid debris or other hazardous conditions.
(4) When approaching a place where a right turn is authorized.
(b) No person operating a bicycle shall leave a bicycle lane until the movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 22100) in the event that any vehicle may be affected by the movement.
Amended Sec. 5, Ch. 674, Stats. 1996. Effective January 1, 1997.
In other words, if there is no bike lane, and this is not a freeway, I have a right to be on the road. Also, if there is potentially damaging stuff or some other obstacle on the bike lane, I can go on the road.
Spoony Attitude Towards the World
andy| August 8, 2008 8:45 amThe following videos really made my day. Thank you Amy for letting me know. Also, thank you Matt for making them. The put tears in my eyes.
Don’t forget the 2005 and 2006 editions.
These videos are just another proof that the world is a really happy and pretty place. Let’s work together to keep it that way.
