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The great obstacle to progress is not ignorance,
but the illusion of knowledge. — Daniel Boorstin, historian, Librarian of Congress |
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This illustrated article discusses common blunders (ignorant
mistakes) related to bicycle use, education, advocacy, engineering, and traffic
law. We show how the blunders make cycling more difficult and dangerous
and they jeopardize our right to use the roads. We conclude with Smarter
Solutions to avoid these blunders. The individual sections of this article are updated fairly frequently.
The pdf version is updated less often. The author appreciates suggestions,
new photos and links to relevant information.
Bicycle Blunders cause serious harm. Cycling expert John Forester
estimates that thirty percent of car-bike collisions are caused by cyclists
following defective “bike safety” teaching [1]. Many other crashes are
caused by segregated (separate) bicycle facilities that make people think they
can be safe without following the rules of the road. Some of these
facilities are downright dangerous on their own, even without rules
violations.
You can read this article in different ways: (1) As a 27 page pdf file
(useful for printing the entire article); (2) By following “Next” links to the
various sections; or (3) You can go directly to any section via the links below.
The “bike safety” errors that lead to crashes include (1) making a left turn from the right side of the road after signaling but not looking for traffic, (2) weaving between parked cars in order to ride as close as possible to the curb, and (3) stopping for stop signs but not looking or yielding to traffic that has the right of way.
Traditional bike safety often emphasizes less important requirements (like
signaling and stopping) but ignores essential skills that actually prevent
crashes (like yielding to traffic that has right of way.) Traditional bike
safety teaches that the greatest duty is “staying out of the way,” even though
this often compromises safety.
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