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On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 22:45:23 -0000, "AndyP"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>> It makes you more visible because it puts you where cagers are looking, simple as that. John
>> Franklin says it much better than I do, of course.
>Sorry Guy, can't leave that unchallenged after all...no will power. I think I ought to point out
>the other side of the coin in case it benefits anyone.
Tcah! No willpower at all. Shocking ;-)
>When I used to drive daily on fast roads with fairly constant traffic flow and good forward
>visibility I used to find cyclists far more visible if they were riding to the left of the general
>flow of traffic.
I can't really visualise the situation you describe - nor can I see how it should make any
difference whether you are approaching a car or a bike, or a motorbike or a horse or whatever, as
long as you are looking ahead and maintaining a safety gap rather than driving 6" from the bumper of
the car in front.
In any case the Good Book doesn't preach the primary riding position as dogma, it describes it,
describes where you should use it, and (most important) gives the reasoning.
Guy
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>> It makes you more visible because it puts you where cagers are looking, simple as that. John
>> Franklin says it much better than I do, of course.
>Sorry Guy, can't leave that unchallenged after all...no will power. I think I ought to point out
>the other side of the coin in case it benefits anyone.
Tcah! No willpower at all. Shocking ;-)
>When I used to drive daily on fast roads with fairly constant traffic flow and good forward
>visibility I used to find cyclists far more visible if they were riding to the left of the general
>flow of traffic.
I can't really visualise the situation you describe - nor can I see how it should make any
difference whether you are approaching a car or a bike, or a motorbike or a horse or whatever, as
long as you are looking ahead and maintaining a safety gap rather than driving 6" from the bumper of
the car in front.
In any case the Good Book doesn't preach the primary riding position as dogma, it describes it,
describes where you should use it, and (most important) gives the reasoning.
Guy
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May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk