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On Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 12:30:29 PM UTC-7, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
On 10-08-2016 14:19, Frank Krygowski wrote: Scenario: A tandem tour with my wife. We'd ridden roughly 50 miles that day on a bike carrying too much stuff in its panniers. We were heading up a hill in an unfamiliar city with not a car in sight, when the light just ahead of us turned red. I snarled a quick expletive, thinking about the difficulty of getting the tandem re-started on that hill, then said "Heck with it; I'm going." No complaints at all from the stoker as I rolled on through the empty intersection. Understandable. I have succumbed to that temptation under a few particularly onerous terrains, and when I was sure there were no witnesses. There are a few particularly irritating places in Spain where the terrain and/or vegetation prevents one from determining in advance whether there are approaching hazards/witnesses. Get up some nice speed downhill and have to shift to low while going downhill in order to be able to get started up-hill the other side of the intersection. -- Wes Groleau Hey... ...47 Million Spaniards can't be wrong... |
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On 10/14/2016 11:31 PM, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
On 10-14-2016 16:20, wrote: The trouble with this is that motorists are afraid you're going to then cut them off. But I can come to a complete stop and balance for a couple of seconds. Funny since after the concussion I had I can't walk in a straight line and often lose by balance and stagger when walking. This is why I have a handicap marker to show cops that I couldn't possibly pass a drunk test. Yes, I've noticed that a few of them irritatingly wait when they have the right-of-way, when if they had noticed I was stopping, they could have gone by before I even got all the way to the intersection. Others who have a stop sign and get their first and sit there until I get there, where if they had exercised their right, they would have been long gone before I got there. Then I have to decide whether they're being excessively timid/nice or whether they're going to take off right when I get there. I frequently give hand signals to motorists at 4-way stop signs. I wave them out as I'm coming to a stop. It saves a fair amount of time. My waves are nothing but confirming the legal order of right-of-way. Incidentally, for a couple years now we've had a new roundabout on what was my pre-retirement route to work. I've heard other cyclists complain about a close call or two, but I've never had one. A possible reason is that if a motorist is approaching a bit too fast for my liking while I'm in the circle, I put my hand up as a "Stop!" signal. It's worked perfectly every time. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Frank Krygowski wrote in news:ntu52g$ori$1@dont-
email.me: I frequently give hand signals to motorists at 4-way stop signs. I wave them out as I'm coming to a stop. It saves a fair amount of time. My waves are nothing but confirming the legal order of right-of-way. I find that if I make the standard arm signal for "I intend to stop" seems to motivate people to take their right-of-way. I too do it as I approach the intersection. I find it annoying when people wave me through but from the interior of their car with reflections off the windscreen and windows so I cannot see their signal. Incidentally, for a couple years now we've had a new roundabout on what was my pre-retirement route to work. I've heard other cyclists complain about a close call or two, but I've never had one. A possible reason is that if a motorist is approaching a bit too fast for my liking while I'm in the circle, I put my hand up as a "Stop!" signal. It's worked perfectly every time. I wear bright cycling gloves for most of the season for similar situations: https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5049-9...one-Gel-Gloves and https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5035-2...-Cycling-Glove. Only now that I am encoutering below-freezing temperatures in the morning am I using heavier, insulated gloves that are not available in bright colours. -- Andrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO (If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.) |
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Andrew Chaplin writes:
Frank Krygowski wrote in news:ntu52g$ori$1@dont- email.me: I frequently give hand signals to motorists at 4-way stop signs. I wave them out as I'm coming to a stop. It saves a fair amount of time. My waves are nothing but confirming the legal order of right-of-way. I find that if I make the standard arm signal for "I intend to stop" seems to motivate people to take their right-of-way. I too do it as I approach the intersection. I find it annoying when people wave me through but from the interior of their car with reflections off the windscreen and windows so I cannot see their signal. Incidentally, for a couple years now we've had a new roundabout on what was my pre-retirement route to work. I've heard other cyclists complain about a close call or two, but I've never had one. A possible reason is that if a motorist is approaching a bit too fast for my liking while I'm in the circle, I put my hand up as a "Stop!" signal. It's worked perfectly every time. I wear bright cycling gloves for most of the season for similar situations: https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5049-9...one-Gel-Gloves and https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5035-2...-Cycling-Glove. Only now that I am encoutering below-freezing temperatures in the morning am I using heavier, insulated gloves that are not available in bright colours. I like these for colder weather (fortunately not here yet): http://www.kinco.com/product/1939/ Not marketed for cycling, but I don't see that as a problem. -- |
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Gloves: was: Traffic laws apply to everyone
On Sun, 16 Oct 2016 16:20:10 -0000 (UTC), Andrew Chaplin
wrote: Only now that I am encoutering below-freezing temperatures in the morning am I using heavier, insulated gloves that are not available in bright colours. I sewed yellow two-inch reflective tape to the backs of my insulated gloves: http://wlweather.net/PAGESEW/BLOG4XVI/GLOVE_6h.JPG The tape is wrinkled because it's sewn to fit when the gloves are curled. Unfortunately, I haven't seen reflective tape of any sort for sale in ages. I just Froogled. Silver tape is available, and yellow and orange non-reflective tapes that have a narrow silver reflective stripe. The RainShed Inc. was my best bet -- they have both reflective tape and reflective fabric, but no bright colors that I could find. They do have non-reflective fabrics and ribbons in bright colors. If I needed to replace my tape, I think I'd sew some of their narrow Nomex ribbon edge-to-edge; I'm pretty sure it would turn the wind. The gloves in the picture are worn over bright-yellow mystery-fiber gloves -- and it's time I started looking around for more, since cheap gloves are available only in the fall. I have two pairs, one of them not much worn, but I need to buy now to have some for *next* winter. They aren't found in clothing stores, but in groceries, dollar stores, and the like. It's been a while since I didn't have to pay extra to get decidedly-unwanted conductive fingertips. They sometimes come only in children's sizes, but some children's sizes are large enough for my small hands. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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On Sun, 16 Oct 2016 19:12:47 -0400, Radey Shouman
wrote: Andrew Chaplin writes: Frank Krygowski wrote in news:ntu52g$ori$1@dont- email.me: I frequently give hand signals to motorists at 4-way stop signs. I wave them out as I'm coming to a stop. It saves a fair amount of time. My waves are nothing but confirming the legal order of right-of-way. I find that if I make the standard arm signal for "I intend to stop" seems to motivate people to take their right-of-way. I too do it as I approach the intersection. I find it annoying when people wave me through but from the interior of their car with reflections off the windscreen and windows so I cannot see their signal. Incidentally, for a couple years now we've had a new roundabout on what was my pre-retirement route to work. I've heard other cyclists complain about a close call or two, but I've never had one. A possible reason is that if a motorist is approaching a bit too fast for my liking while I'm in the circle, I put my hand up as a "Stop!" signal. It's worked perfectly every time. I wear bright cycling gloves for most of the season for similar situations: https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5049-9...one-Gel-Gloves and https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5035-2...-Cycling-Glove. Only now that I am encoutering below-freezing temperatures in the morning am I using heavier, insulated gloves that are not available in bright colours. I like these for colder weather (fortunately not here yet): http://www.kinco.com/product/1939/ Not marketed for cycling, but I don't see that as a problem. Or Google for "Traffic Gloves" :-) -- cheers, John B. |
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On 10-16-2016 18:12, Radey Shouman wrote:
I like these for colder weather (fortunately not here yet): http://www.kinco.com/product/1939/ Not marketed for cycling, but I don't see that as a problem. I saw an advert the other day for gloves, each having a bright blinking LED arrow on the back of the hand, pointing toward the knuckles. Hold either hand out for a turn signal. Not sure what drivers will think when both hands are on the handlebars. Not sure where the batteries are. -- Wes Groleau |
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On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 8:31:24 PM UTC-7, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
On 10-14-2016 16:20, wrote: On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 12:13:22 PM UTC-7, W. Wesley Groleau wrote: On 10-03-2016 13:03, wrote: I will often run stop signs if there is no traffic I slow down at a stop sign as much as I can without losing balance. Rationale: minimize the excuses motorists might have for hating bicyclists. -- Wes Groleau The trouble with this is that motorists are afraid you're going to then cut them off. But I can come to a complete stop and balance for a couple of seconds. Funny since after the concussion I had I can't walk in a straight line and often lose by balance and stagger when walking. This is why I have a handicap marker to show cops that I couldn't possibly pass a drunk test. |
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