On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 11:05:36 AM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 5/7/2019 11:27 AM, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 7:12:13 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
Good title for a book. Lots of potential

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...uick-turn.html
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He should have been in position three, but he does get points for the fluorescent vest. Had he attended my advanced skills course, he would have known not to ride straight into a turning fire engine. That is in class number six, if you purchase the deluxe package. Otherwise, it is covered more generally in class number three, chapter four: "Don't Ride Your Bike into Things." See Bicycle Illuminati Rule 7.2(1)(a)(iii): "when riding your bike, do not ride straight into walls, large trucks or other massive objects." Here's the chapter materials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpFC6kfc15s

FWIW, that situation is dealt with in detail in the cycling classes I
have taken. How to prevent it from setting up in the first place, how to
watch for it developing, exactly what evasive action to take if it can't
be avoided, etc. Oh, and the classes had actual drills on the relevant
last-second evasive skills, practiced over and over.

No, people do _not_ know those things automatically. Even riders with
years of experience.

Anyone with even a whiff of intelligence would know not to accelerate into the side of a turning fire truck with its siren blaring and turn signal activated. Look at the complete video from the beginning. The only mystery is "what was he thinking."

If you are teaching or taking cycling classes where the instructor is actually saying, "hey, if a fire truck turns in front of you, don't accelerate into it," then the instructor should also be teaching life skills like how to dress, eat and dial 911.

-- Jay Beattie.