Re: bike light optics

On Mon, 01 Apr 2024 04:59:30 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
wrote:

AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 3/31/2024 5:11 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

On 3/31/2024 4:42 AM, zen cycle wrote:
 

For that matter, I don't see how it's likely that a tree branch could be
so low in the road as to take you off the bike but not cause damage to
every passing SUV.

 
If you ride in the middle of the traffic lane, you're correct. If you
"stay to the right," whether on the shoulder or in a painted or
protected bike lane, the SUV is not going to be there (at least they're
not supposed to be there).
 
"Taking the lane" sounds good in theory, but realistically, most
cyclists stay to the right.
 
 

Do you not have buses? Most residential streets in London and even some of
the bigger cities will have large bus networks which use residential
streets as well that’s where the people are, And with London are double
deckers in most cases. Are places where the bus has to driver further out
but they are uncommon enough to require signs warning buses!
 
Roger Merriman
 
 

 
I can't speak to Santa Clara or London specifically, but
most places the bus routes are on arterials while savvy
cyclists are a block over on a less busy parallel street

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That sounds subpar ie public transport only works if convenient, certainly
in london arterials which tend to be big bypasses built in the 20/30’s
probably with a parallel cycleway if not converted into a side road, but
will not be on a bus route or have any bus stops or train stations etc as
it’s not where people are.
>
For cars bypasses work ie longer distances but bigger road.
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It also doesn’t work for bike infrastructure ie folks will not ride a mile
or so to ride along and so on, hence the old cycleways are in general very
lightly used as not direct or convenient.
>
Roger Merriman

It's very rare to see shopping or commuting bikers on streets and
roads around here. What few I see are on the sidewalks.