The Rights and Duties of Cyclists - Bicycle Safety

lol Brian is gonna get run over lol, just take a side street or alley jesus, bikes have to stop at all stop signs or its a ticket, they are issuing a lot to cyclists in Chicago now thank god

Great advice, I fear in the UK a lot of these rights would be sadly lost on some of the bone-headed neanderthals driving on our roads...

This is a good video, and shows the techniques I use while commuting. However, I will say the car driver attitude towards cyclist where I live make it very dangerous, and there are times it is better to pull to the side of an intersection, and wait for traffic to pass me before I head over to the left turn lanes. I've had trucks lay on their horns behind me for a 1/4 mile as I am riding in "their" area. In the end, the lay of physics still wins.

The fact that everyone in the roadway benefits from breaking the "Cyclist Inferiority Complex" need to be more announced. When we get 20% or more of the traffic flow competent and predictable cyclists everything in our society will conform to the new WAYS--the tipping point is real and the bike and cyclists are SOLUTIONS that apply to air, water quality, parking, noise, health and safety with great detail. Ignorance and fear still rule the roadways--we as cyclist need to hold more hands.

Very informative video, thanks a lot for making it. This and Ken Kifers web site helped me a lot in understanding my rights and duties.

really good video and well-made. I like this quote by John Forester:

The greatest defect in American bicycling is the predominance of incompetent, unlawful, fearful, and superstitious cycling behaviors and beliefs among the population, both bicycling and general, and the corresponding paucity of lawful, competent, and confident cyclists.

You mean UK drivers are even worse than US drivers? Now THAT is scary.

Then your more likely gonna be hit cause riding in the gutter position is the most dangerous place to ride..especially on narrow roads or lanes that are narrow.