Bike vs. Car: Points from each side

The article examines some examples that frustrate the writer whether she’s peddling her bike or behind the wheel of an automobile, including her Top five things from behind the handlebars and Top five things from behind the wheel. Personal favorites from Alix Bryan’s Richmond.com article: From biker perspective: That whole blow the horn at me to […]

August 2, 2011; 6:08 AM • by Phil Riggan

The article examines some examples that frustrate the writer whether she’s peddling her bike or behind the wheel of an automobile, including her Top five things from behind the handlebars and Top five things from behind the wheel.

Personal favorites from Alix Bryan’s Richmond.com article:

From biker perspective:

That whole blow the horn at me to let me know you’re there. Stop that! It’s the equivalent of me walking up behind you and screaming in you ear. Cyclists are focusing on the road, which can is treacherous enough. Don’t make it worse.

This happened to me last week while riding on what’s left of the shoulder on the Huguenot Bridge. We have at least 2-3 more years to deal with not being able to ride safely on that bridge. I still wish we could bike on the Willey Bridge, at least during this construction period on the Huguenot.

From driver perspective:

Riding against traffic is illegal. Bicyclists ride with traffic, pedestrians walks against it. When you bike the wrong way, it decreases room for pedestrians and compromises the room left for oncoming cyclists. And it makes cyclists look bad.

I’ve seen this hundreds of times, and I’ve never figured out why the riders don’t expect to be killed riding directly into traffic.

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