mlcorson
Member
I ride in the suburbs on 2 lane roads that mostly are 30-35 mph limit and have double yellow lines that forbid passing. Recently I've had people pass me in unsafe conditions. What makes it more of a problem is that I'm going 20-25 mph myself. I typically would ride at the far right like a peddle powered bike. This seems to invite people to pass at at least 45-50mph even when cars could be coming over the hill, cars could be entering the road on the left, or I even had one driver pass me on on a curve, etc. I'm sure when push comes to shove and they need to avoid oncoming traffic, I'm going to be sacrificed. I have since decided to take the entire lane and at least not be an invitation for unsafe passing. Most of these road stretches are short and I usually let cars pass me at an intersection, stop sign, etc. Other justifications include, better road conditions, more time to react with better visibility to cars entering on the right.
From now on, I'm taking the lane.
From now on, I'm taking the lane.