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Timothy J. Lee
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In article <[email protected]>,
GaryG <garyg@shasta_SPAMBEGONE_software.com> wrote:
>I ride mostly on rolling, semi-rural roads and use those same hand signal
>with cars that you describe. It seems to me that most cars are appreciative
>(at least, the ones that pay attention). This is especially true with
>elderly drivers who otherwise seem uncertain as to when they should pass me.
Perhaps it is worth noting that many drivers have trouble judging the
speed of bicyclists, especially if they have been conditioned by seeing
mostly very slow child bicyclists. So when encountering a fast bicyclist,
they may mis-estimate the speed of the bicyclist (either over or under).
In a rural context, this may result in passing unsafely, or not passing
when it is safe. In other contexts, it may result in turning in front
of an approaching bicyclist who is going faster than the driver thinks
s/he is going.
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GaryG <garyg@shasta_SPAMBEGONE_software.com> wrote:
>I ride mostly on rolling, semi-rural roads and use those same hand signal
>with cars that you describe. It seems to me that most cars are appreciative
>(at least, the ones that pay attention). This is especially true with
>elderly drivers who otherwise seem uncertain as to when they should pass me.
Perhaps it is worth noting that many drivers have trouble judging the
speed of bicyclists, especially if they have been conditioned by seeing
mostly very slow child bicyclists. So when encountering a fast bicyclist,
they may mis-estimate the speed of the bicyclist (either over or under).
In a rural context, this may result in passing unsafely, or not passing
when it is safe. In other contexts, it may result in turning in front
of an approaching bicyclist who is going faster than the driver thinks
s/he is going.
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Timothy J. Lee
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