Mountainman
Active Member
Well - I am fairly new to riding MBs in bike lanes. Here in Ca - if a MB is going slower than traffic we are to stay in the bicycle lane - my top speed is 22 mph - thus bike lane for me.
In my short time of riding in bike lanes I have noticed MANY OBSTACLES -
just to name a few --
Walkers, runners, wheelchairs, bicycles, blind people, strollers, cars
and as we know - the list goes on and on.
Point that I wish to make -- and also burn into my minds eye
Is for us on MBs to be very careful while passing or coming close to others while we are in bike lanes.
As we know - at times it's a test to avoid hitting ones not paying attention while they are walking, riding, running and everything else that ones do in bike lanes.
I have been thinking about bike lane passing speeds - while coming close to others - here's the question
When in the bike lane and coming close to others in the bike lane --
WHILE PASSING OTHERS ON OUR MBs HOW FAST SHOULD WE BE GOING ?
I am thinking that at a speed of 20 to 30 mph - is just to DARN FAST - if something goes wrong - someone jumps to the side that we are passing on - they don't know that we are passing - or - as we have seen - come up head on - to ones walking together towards us blocking the whole bike lane ect, ect..
POINT BEING
I think that we need to be very careful when close to ANYONE in the bike lane - we wish not to hit anyone - many times they do not hear us coming - have no idea that someone (MB) may be coming at high speed in b-lane.
This may be an important issue --- SPEED WHILE PASSING !!!
Just putting this out there - thinking that when close to others in the b-lane - my speed should be held down to 10 to 15 mph - reason - in case someone does the unexpected - WE DO NOT WISH TO HURT ANYONE - and - if we are seen passing close to ones in the b-lane at high speeds 20 to 35 mph - is this truly safe - NO -- and if we do not act right - or hit someone - I think - the time may come - when we are not allowed in b-lanes at all ---- MAY BE THE END OF - A GOOD THING !!
All comments and stories pertaining appreciated
Happy Riding from - Mountainman ---- Ride That Thing !
In my short time of riding in bike lanes I have noticed MANY OBSTACLES -
just to name a few --
Walkers, runners, wheelchairs, bicycles, blind people, strollers, cars
and as we know - the list goes on and on.
Point that I wish to make -- and also burn into my minds eye
Is for us on MBs to be very careful while passing or coming close to others while we are in bike lanes.
As we know - at times it's a test to avoid hitting ones not paying attention while they are walking, riding, running and everything else that ones do in bike lanes.
I have been thinking about bike lane passing speeds - while coming close to others - here's the question
When in the bike lane and coming close to others in the bike lane --
WHILE PASSING OTHERS ON OUR MBs HOW FAST SHOULD WE BE GOING ?
I am thinking that at a speed of 20 to 30 mph - is just to DARN FAST - if something goes wrong - someone jumps to the side that we are passing on - they don't know that we are passing - or - as we have seen - come up head on - to ones walking together towards us blocking the whole bike lane ect, ect..
POINT BEING
I think that we need to be very careful when close to ANYONE in the bike lane - we wish not to hit anyone - many times they do not hear us coming - have no idea that someone (MB) may be coming at high speed in b-lane.
This may be an important issue --- SPEED WHILE PASSING !!!
Just putting this out there - thinking that when close to others in the b-lane - my speed should be held down to 10 to 15 mph - reason - in case someone does the unexpected - WE DO NOT WISH TO HURT ANYONE - and - if we are seen passing close to ones in the b-lane at high speeds 20 to 35 mph - is this truly safe - NO -- and if we do not act right - or hit someone - I think - the time may come - when we are not allowed in b-lanes at all ---- MAY BE THE END OF - A GOOD THING !!
All comments and stories pertaining appreciated
Happy Riding from - Mountainman ---- Ride That Thing !
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