Comments on: How Much Space Will Cars Leave a Bike?

By: Lewis

Lewis — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:56:26 +0000

When I drive I always give cyclists plenty of room. I was taught to do this by my driving instructor. But I think I do give more room when driving to the old lady then I do to the guy in lycra on a racer (although I’ll still give him plenty of room). Probably just because I think the old lady is more vunerable, so consciously make an effort.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:04:30 +0000

I tell you what I have noticed. Well to start I should say I have never been a big cyclist, so the times I’m riding at dusk or in the dark are so few and far between that I never purchased lights before quite recently. Well since I’ve had lights, cars give me a HUGE birth…they make this massive, respectful semi-circle around me whereas before they never. Now it would be ill thought out to assume that before the lights drivers never saw me, as if that was the case I’d be dead. It’s just that the lights seem to earn you a LOT more respect. It’s like they’re thinking “you’ve made the effort for MY safety, so I’ll make more of an effort for yours”. I now have two front and two rear lights and would NEVER go out without them in dim light.

I was disheartened to hear that cyclists WITH helmets got less room off cars and other vehicles than bare headed riders, though. For the life of me I can’t work that one out. Now I don’t know whether to wear a helmet or not.

By: tejvan

tejvan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:23:03 +0000

Maybe it is a little rude. But sucking a cyclist under your vehicle is hardly polite

By: hjwatso

hjwatso — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:14:56 +0000

Oh, so it perfectly acceptable to give vehicle a little tap if they are too close. Good.

Thanks for letting me know. I thought it might be rude of me

By: WestfieldWanderers

WestfieldWanderers — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:47:25 +0000

Reading the title of this post:

Strange.

No people involved.

Cars and bikes.

And buses.

Just another example of how living in an over-mechanised society somehow dehumanises us all.