They seem just as well-suited for busses like in the post.
When there’s no bike lane available I’ll bike in the middle of the next general lane, so they’ll need to use another general lane to pass. They won’t give us barely enough room, it’s safer to just take the whole lane.
You will be tailgated, honked at, rolled coal, maybe even hit by a mirror on an agressive pass by a truck if caught doing that in my area. I barely even feel safe walking on the sidewalk as most people don’t look for pedestrians at intersections or entrances. Yes the lanes are meant for everyone, but the nature of a car or truck means they can easily take more than their fair share of the lane if they want.
In my area they’ll do that anyways no matter what we do, they just hate cyclists for being in the way at all. So it’s safer to take the lane when they’re flying past you with barely any room to pass.
I’d rather take the safer option that makes them angry, than the polite unsafe option and then they’re still aggressive anyways.
They seem just as well-suited for busses like in the post.
When there’s no bike lane available I’ll bike in the middle of the next general lane, so they’ll need to use another general lane to pass. They won’t give us barely enough room, it’s safer to just take the whole lane.
You will be tailgated, honked at, rolled coal, maybe even hit by a mirror on an agressive pass by a truck if caught doing that in my area. I barely even feel safe walking on the sidewalk as most people don’t look for pedestrians at intersections or entrances. Yes the lanes are meant for everyone, but the nature of a car or truck means they can easily take more than their fair share of the lane if they want.
In my area they’ll do that anyways no matter what we do, they just hate cyclists for being in the way at all. So it’s safer to take the lane when they’re flying past you with barely any room to pass.
I’d rather take the safer option that makes them angry, than the polite unsafe option and then they’re still aggressive anyways.
Compared to a proper bike lane, that is not a safe option. What happens if a distracted driver rear ends you?
Oh no disagreement there, a proper bike lane is safest.