Anyone who has ever ridden a bike down a particularly busy stretch of city street knows the experience can be stressful at best, and at worst, genuinely terrifying . Vehicles whip by within feet or even inches of you, and impatient drivers are not unknown to honk at and otherwise harass cyclists they feel are inconveniencing them.
These individuals are sometimes guilty of particularly dangerous actions and behaviors around bicycles, with some frequent incidents involving:
- Failure to yield right-of-way to a cyclist
- Not looking before opening car doors
- Not looking before making a right turn
- Not using a turn signal
For their part, bikers frequently fail to observe certain rules of the road, with common infractions liable to upset motorists including:
- Running red lights and stop signs
- Going the wrong way down one-way streets
- Riding between two lanes
- Failure to signal for a lane change or other maneuver
Moreover, drivers often see cyclists as maintaining an attitude of superiority in their choice of transportation. It is therefore quite apparent that certain deep-seated issues of potential animosity exist between those on two wheels and those on four.
As tempting as it may be for cyclists to break the law by passing through street lights, failing to signal, or not affixing lights at night, it is nevertheless illegal.
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While most people assume, sometimes correctly, that bikes have a little more leeway in legal infractions, you can still be arrested or ticketed. For all your questions concerning biking safely around cars and general rules of the road for cyclists, contact the bike lock experts of A&J’s bike locks today at 708-460-2999.
