Questions referring to a cyclist's interactions with other vehicles, mainly motorized ones.
Questions tagged [traffic]
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Intersection detection doesn't notice me, what should I do?
I have just come to the USA (Bay Area) and got a bicycle to commute to my university. Being new to this place I kept wondering why sometimes I have to wait for a long time for a green light to make a left turn, and then a car comes along and the…
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Why signal stop with your left hand in the US?
Why are cyclists in the US expected (or required) to signal "Stop" with the palm of their left hand?
If I'm stopping or slowing down, I'm using my front brake. The brake operated by my left hand.
The majority of braking is best done with your left…
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How do Traffic Lights Notice Bicyclists?
This totally unrelated reply raised my question about traffic lights.
I am starting to think that my chinese head lamp is a magical instrument, every time I go near traffic lights they turn green. It is hilarious to drive in heavy-traffic and just…
user652
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Strategies against getting blinded by oncoming cars
When I ride on a bike path alongside an unlit road in the dark, I find myself blinded by the lights of oncoming cars, even when their lights are dimmed. This is even more true if the bike path is on the left side of the road. Currently, I mitigate…
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Traffic lights: double red
I have seen several times bike traffic lights like these:
This one is from Vienna, Austria. One can also find them in Bordeaux, France and in Paris if I remember well.
What purpose do these serve ? There are a few possiblities, as discussed in this…
G.J
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Road positioning when stopping at an intersection with stationary traffic
When the light is red and there are cars in a line. Since bicycles ride on the very right do we go ahead to the stop light or stay behind the cars? I live in British Columbia, Canada.
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bike lane interuptions
In a stretch of my commute I have a nice looking bike lane that unfortunately currently has a couple unusable spots. I'm going about 20mph which is around half traffic speed.
So far I have tried two strategies, both with less than ideal results.
As…
user30065
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Can I ride through unoccupied carpark spaces?
I got a note from the passing driver for a slow driving over the yellow marked rectangle that means a car is allowed to be parked there. The place is more like a yard but it is also on a bicycle path. There are no any road signs or marking that…
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Places with car roads turned into bike roads
What can we do to minimize car usage and petroleum and other car energy consumption? I was thinking designating some car lanes as bike-only lanes could work in some places, or even having an hour where only bike traffic is agreed or something like…
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Bicycles riding in pedestrian crosswalks -- Houston
Should cyclists ride (not walk) their bike through a pedestrian walkway at an intersection? This may vary by municipality, so I am specifically interested in Houston, although I would be curious about other cities as well.
I've had several close…
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