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Local
- Road Runner: Link between cheaper gas and potholes
- Bicycle Advisory Committee concerned about number of hit and runs
State
- ADOT updates Arizona’s strategic plan to enhance roadway safety
- The Mayor of Phoenix Talks About Better Transit in a Car-Reliant City
National
- Does Cycling Culture Have a Drinking Problem?
- 2½ Years after Brutal Collision with DUI Driver Near Los Olivos, Cyclist Succumbs to Injuries
- Police seek cyclist who stabbed man during fight regarding right of way
- SD enters bike sharing world
- Cycling is getting safer, but there’s more work to do
- New Ownership for Hubway Operators And An Extended Winter Season In Boston
- Report: Bicycling Amenities Deepen Memphis Inequality
- The significance of bicycles in the 21st century
- Comment of the week: Courts, not cops, as the core of bike theft neglect
International
What a poor answer to the Road Q question. In the situation the cyclist is asking about, the motorist has the right of way and can’t legally grant it to the cyclist. The first thing that would be cited if something happened in that scenario is that the cyclist did not have the right of way. Cyclists have been killed this way and it’s very negligent of the road runner intern that the response failed to make it clear.
@zz I agree that the answer is not written as clearly as we might like. The quote from Matt Zoll is basically a distraction from the question, but I guess it provides a segue into the pitch for bike classes.
I really dislike it when vehicles stop for me when I don’t have the right of way. I view this as really dangerous, because you cannot expect drivers in any of the other lanes to actually stop when they are not required to.
I’ve had this happen when I’m crossing Country Club or Fort Lowell on side streets. One car will stop, but there are three more lanes of traffic that continue to zoom along. I think we’re all better off when drivers and cyclists behave predictably.
@bike geography ZZ Agreed. And then when you insist they take their right of way, they think you are a jerk.