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Common Motorist Mistakes that Bicycle Riders Should Know |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 08 May 2005 |
1. The most common motorist caused car-bicycle collision is a motorist turning left in the face of oncoming bicycle traffic. Oncoming bicycle traffic is often overlooked or its speed misjudged.
2.The second most common motorist caused car-bicycle collision is a motorist turning right across the path of the bicycle traffic. The motorist should slow down and merge with the bicycle traffic for a safe right-hand turn.
3. The third most common motorist caused car-bicycle collision is a motorist pulling away from a stop sign, failing to yield right-of-way to bicycle cross traffic. At intersections, right-of-way rules apply equally to motor vehicles and bicycles.
Note that, in this picture the cyclist is riding on the wrong side of the
road. This is frequently a compounding factor in bicycle crashes. Always
ride with traffic!
Drawings taken from Crash-Type
Manual for Bicyclists by Carol Tan.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 08 May 2005 )
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