The negative thing about cycling moves is car traffic! Cars, and especially their drivers, are the main people responsible for the fear that has made a lot of people to leave their bike for their daily journeys. This is because most car drivers have not been riding a bicycle since their childhood and cannot understand the difficulties a cyclist faces on the road.
So this is not about instructing cyclists how to be safer on their journeys but with instructions to car drivers, if we can make them feel even at a very small scale how it feels a cyclist surrounded by cars!
Cyclists are involved in just 1% of the total road accidents but have the highest mortality rates compared to all other road users. This, should tell you a lot, so the next time you see someone on a bicycle on the road leave at least 1.5 meters distance to overdo it, not to skip him really close.
Did you park? Look at the mirror 2 times and turn your head to make sure that someone does not follow you by bike. When you open the door in front of a cyclist, or forcing him to maneuver, coming out completely in the middle of the road where much faster vehicles are circulating, or forcing him to a very violent fall is one of your biggest mistakes. So, are you going to check again?
Do not torch and do not fret when the bikes are not end of the road or off the lines. Shards, broken glasses, may be some of the things that you may not see them through the car, but somebody on the bike does. In order to circulate within the traffic lane, there will definitely be some reason.
Over the half of car rides are for distances less than 4 km. Do not you think you could also use your bike for such a distance?
The cycle path is for bikers. It's not about parking cars, nor driving cars. It’s only for bikes.
As safe as a bike cruiser is trying to remain, he will always be the lightest vehicle on the road. As proactive, cautious and formal as it may be, you with the car should respect him and give him space. The bigger and the heavier the vehicle, the more you have to watch out for those who have chosen to run on their bike.
Getting bounced in front of the bikes by car is very dangerous. We all try to go either to our work or home, or to have fun, so you better respect all the others.
If you hit me, will you sit down to tell my parents and friends or will you get up and go?
Cycling clothes as ridiculous as they look are so designed to make our lives easier and more comfortable. Do not judge the leggings and the clothes. Of course, the colors and designs we wear are because we want to be seen.
Do not overtake a cyclist just enough to turn right in front of him. Not only is it dangerous because you do not leave the proper distance when overtaking, but you also force him to push the brakes so that he will not fall on you and he will be running. The world will not be lost, if you wait 30 seconds behind the cyclist and then turn on your way home.
The streets are not only for drivers. They are for everybody. Before the cars were leading, the horses were the main leaders of the street. If you think about it in the long run, the car is the last means that are used on the road.
The only thing that is certain is that everyone needs to respect all the others. If that happens, everyone will enjoy his rides.
