Safety How can we make cagers safer?

Stan4d

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Since I got into Motoredbikes, I have found that I am more observant of two-wheeled vehicles. Wheather they have motors or not. When there are others in the car and they ask why I am riding so far to the left or why I am waiting for the bike to pass I explain to them the bicyclist point of view. Does this happen with everyone? How can we get other cagers to be more observent...(other than stapping them to a bike for a forced ride through rush hour traffic)?
 
People in cars disrespect and ignore others in cars, so when they cut me off or pull out in front of me when I am riding my motorcycle I don't take it as anything but typical ignorance.

However, when riding a bicycle or motorized bicycle, some of the things drivers do seems purposely malicious. Like when cars pass within a foot of you, or when they blow their horn right next to you, causing you to almost lose control from the little surprise.
 
Well, all have had thoughts on how it is, but the question is: How can we change that?
Is it through bumperstickers, getting to know the cagers or becoming politicaly involved in our communities?
 
I say, all three!

Someone ran a yield sign by my house, deliberately running me out of my lane, and raced me, still failing to yield. I know where they live, 5 houses down, and I have been trying to think of how to communicate with a vehicular manslaughterer in a friendly way.

I tried ziptying a toy motorcycle to the yield sign as a reminder, and they stole it too.



re: Ghostrider. I know what you mean about the car drivers not caring about playing with death. I drive a diesel truck for a living. I drive 70mph and they cut in front of me and slam their brakes. One guy cut me off getting onto the highway, nearly running into the fuel tank, instead of just going behind the truck. Then he slammed his brakes to a dead stop, got out and yelled, "WHAT IS YOUR F'G PROBLEM?" He was the problem, so I prepared to go around him or ram him if he drew a weapon. He moved. This is why traffic stalls on the freeways every morning; people drive like insects.

Well, all have had thoughts on how it is, but the question is: How can we change that?
Is it through bumperstickers, getting to know the cagers or becoming politicaly involved in our communities?
 
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Best thing I can say is to make notice. Do more than the cities do about bike awareness. My rule of thumb is treat bikes like you'd treat a motorcycle. Maybe we should start tossing bikes at cars, I mean a bike will **** a car up if it gets under it.
 
Thats called Critical Mass. So far it is only making things worse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7b-Yk9IAN4

Mom with kids runs over a cyclist in hit and run incident, then when stopped by a citizens arrest, parks on a motorists foot.

Americans love the "us vs. them" mentality. We are drivers too, often many of us car drivers, but hopefully not "cagers". We need more "us", not more battles. We lose. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILjS3HGEVD4&NR=1&feature=fvwp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zaac9Jmenk&feature=related

Best thing I can say is to make notice. Do more than the cities do about bike awareness. My rule of thumb is treat bikes like you'd treat a motorcycle. Maybe we should start tossing bikes at cars, I mean a bike will **** a car up if it gets under it.
 
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I don't see any hope for better motorists. Just be as visible and/or evasive as possible. Just be happy that "they" annoy, harrass, maim, kill far more of each other than bicyclists.
 
I do. I think several things must be considered to substantially enhance the lives of cyclists: foreign dilution of a country does not contribute to its traffic culture.
Laws that are not enforced contribute to driver insolence.
Technological advances provide for new distractions. (including cyclists with phones, gps, and Ipods)
Cyclists are typically not as clearly visible or recognizable as other vehicles and may behave unpredictably or there may be confusion about motorcyclist behavior and signals.
There is visible animosity between "classes" of driver, such as Trucker and Car Driver or Car Driver and Police, or Car Driver and Bicyclist.


All of these things are being addressed, with varying degrees of public interest and success in public policy or legislation.

In USA, bicycles were once the king of the road, a royal pastime and the workers salvation in the days of drawn carriages and early electric cars. (Yep, you might have thought those were new!)
 
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