Question for cyclists
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I ride a Brompton also; commute everyday to and from work, 5 miles each way and drivers where I am have been very respectful.0
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Two words: mountain biking.0
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i used to hang out on some cycling forum whose name i forget now. from input by the other commuters, it seems like driver courtesy varies a great deal by location.
my city is pretty courteous; it's a horrible thing to say but current cyclists are getting the benefit of the people who've been killed or maimed in the past. the two main things i do to try and return the courtesy are making myself VISIBLE, and keeping a consistent trajectory.
visibility makes a dramatic difference. i'm usually visible but the days i wear my dork vest with the giant reflective cross and the high-viz colouring, drivers change lanes to pass me. at other times they just veer out to give me space but still keep the same lane. i'm a big fan. and i can't stop myself from constantly buying night-visibility bling
consistency is more of a courtesy here than veering all over the road. if i ride in to the curb just because there's space for me to do it, sooner or later i'm going to have to come out again. stay where you are and let them know they can count on you to keep being there. i only move over in situations where i've been holding someone up for a long stretch, i.e. it should be the exception instead of the rule.
that's my advice, for whatever it's worth.0
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