Re: Let's hide the bicyclists behind parked cars. What could go wrong?

On 1/10/2025 9:45 PM, John B. wrote:

On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:40:04 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 1/10/2025 2:20 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:

On Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:01:19 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:
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"Protected" bike lane hazard lawsuit:
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https://komonews.com/news/local/cyclist-green-lake-neighborhood-king-

county-superior-court-aviv-litov-26-years-old-bike-lanes-life-altering-
injuries-strittmatter-firm-configuration-tesla
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But Frank, didn't you just ask me what I did when a 10 foot wide truck
tried to pass me on a 12 foot road? Apparently your answer is to take the
lane and hope that the truck isn't going too fast to slow in time.

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I asked what you do when an 8.5 foot truck comes up from behind you in a
10 foot lane.
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My answer is to take the lane. I've done it thousands of times. It works.
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What's your answer? Do you get off the road?

   Ah yes... I once described an accident here where two women and two
tiny kids on a motor scooter "took the lane". The truck certainly
attempted to stop, in fact the trailer had tipped over and was still
laying in the road when I came by, but still  wasn't able to stop in
time. The results was 4 people in the hospital, two of which died.
 Your response was,  "Oh! They didn't do it right."
 That's when I realized that your advise really wasn't very good at
all.

If they did it right it would have worked.
I do it all the time, It works when done right. Sort of like giving someone with no clue how to handle a hand gun a hand gun and telling them to fend for themself.
If you do it right, it works, and works well. If you don't do it right, you stand a good chance of getting yourself killed.