7 13 Brief Ride, Reckless Driver Goes Head On
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- vimeo.com/2726... A must watch for every motorist and cyclist for why lane control is safer than edge driving.
Explanation of the laws that allow cyclists to use the full lane, why we are not considered illegally impeding and motorists responsibilities for safely navigating around a cyclist.
/ bicycle-driv. .
Other sources that explain why lane control is safest.
Cycling Savvy, Cyclecraft, Bicycling Street Smarts, Effective Cycling, Bikeability, Bikewise, Bike-safe
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iamtraffic.org/....
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www.bikexprt.co....
cyclingsavvy.or...
mobikefed.org/....
www.stronggo.c...
These are just my quick explanations of the laws. You can read the official versions here codes.ohio.gov/...
ORC 4511.01(A) Bicycles are legally classified as vehicles
(Y) I am a driver.
ORC 4511.55(A) only required to drive as far right as "practicable" (safe and reasonable), not as far right as possible
ORC 4511.55(C) Cyclists may use full lane
ORC 4511.20 willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons
ORC 2903.11 Felonious assault, only intent/attempt required even in lack of contact
ORC 2903.22 Menacing, you only need to make me "believe" you mean harm
ORC 4511.39 only required to signal once, not continuously. Not required to signal in designated turn lanes or if both hands are need for safe operation of my vehicle.
ORC 4511.07 local authorities can not ban cyclists from roads
ORC 4511.711 local authorities may not require cyclists to use sidewalks
ORC 4511.12 cyclists must use turn lanes to turn, motorist can not use turn lanes to pass
ORC 4511.25(A) crossing left of center legal under certain conditions
(B)(1) slower traffic drive right except under certain conditions
(B)(2) slower traffic not required to comprise safety to facilitate passing.
ORC 4511.22(A) I may slow down for the safe operation of my vehicle if being followed too closely
(C) Trotwood V Selz, if I'm doing a reasonable speed for a cyclist on a bicycle as a cyclist on a bicycle in the existing conditions then I can not be considered as illegally impeding traffic.
ORC 4511.43 & .431 Must stop prior to driving over sidewalk/crosswalk (even if unmarked) at stops and driveways.
ORC 4511.28 no passing on the right
ORC 4511.27, .29, .30, &.31, all the requirements for crossing left of center when safe to pass to include the 3' clearance requirement.
ORC 4511.712 illegal to enter an intersection unless you can clear the intersection.
ORC 4511.70 illegal to open door into moving traffic
ORC 4511.991(a) ''Distracted'' defined: violations committed while distracted(1) Distracted means doing either of the following while operating a vehicle:
(a) Using a electronic wireless communications device. as defined in section 4511.204 of the Revised Code, in violation of that section.
(b) Engaging in any activity that is not necessary to the operation of a vehicle and impairs, or reasonably would be expected ti impair, the ability of the operator to drive the vehicle safely.
Don't know why this was recommended; alas, as a cyclist I have a few pointers that you might want to use for your safety and safety of other road users.
1- Posting a CZcams video that you clearly break quite a few rules in the first 40 seconds is not very clever. You could have simply passed the junction and waited at the far side for the light turning green. It's a hassle to wait; but, it's safer and legal. If there are pedestrian crossing lights, you can use the buttons to change the light.
2- Lane control is safer when you are riding at the speed limit or close enough to it. You were riding at 19 mph(?) (assuming it's US, as metric countries don't have speed limits ending in 5) in a section of road with 35 mph posted limit, which is almost double your speed. In this case you can't take the centre of the lane with two solid yellow lines prohibiting passing/speeding. So you either can take the centre of the lane and pull over every 10 seconds to let faster vehicles by or you can take the right side of the lane while avoiding road furniture/hazards and not weaving in and out.
3- Just because you ride on the edge of the road, it doesn't mean other drivers feel comfortable to pass you without giving wide breadth to you (thus crossing the double solid line). You should be aware of cars behind you and indicate to them that you know they're behind and they can pass you safely without leaving the lane. If you had just gestured using your left hand that the last driver can safely pass you; then that last incident would have been completely avoided.
All in all, taking the whole lane on a single lane with double solid yellow lines is rather asking a lot of other people when you're riding at half the speed limit. If you were driving a car, Police would have issued you a ticket for driving needlessly slow. So you can't do the same as a cyclist. If you want to be safe then you need to actually communicate with other road users about your intentions and that way you would make it safer for everyone involved.
1 - the first 40 seconds are illegal and silly. Ohio law recognizes that bikes do not trigger traffic lights. He should have entered the left turn lane. ORC 4511.132 permits the cyclist to proceed through the intersection after coming to a stop at the red light and making sure to yield right of way to traffic that has the green light.
2 - Yes, in Ohio, he can take the center of the lane. Passing cars must give 3 feet of space. www[dot]transportation[dot]ohio[dot]gov/programs/active+transportation/bike-ped-law
No offense Arash, but i don’t think you are being very helpful with your prescriptions. Your own descriptions of best practice undermine themselves when you expand on the scenario and factor in all the variables (such as garbage or debris in the right lanes). While i agree that 19 mph is a tad slow in a 35, it is not op’s responsibility to communicate and signal to every car that happens by.
Also i’ve been pulled over a couple times on a bike but it was never for going “too slow”. Cops don’t actually ticket people for that ever, at least in my limited experience. Maybe if you were riding a beach cruiser on the interstate.
@@JamesOblak I was not aware of 4511.132, so apparently I can go through a red light if there is no vehicle detector, or if it fails to detect my bicycle, but however, most detectors are designed to detect automobiles, because they have more metal to detect them, unlike bicycles.
@@Mdb8900 I have been pulled over a few times myself. The 1st time I was not on a bike path adjacent to the road which I was traveling on. Never got a citation. Pulled over a gain a few years later for not staying to the far right, in a 10 foot travel lane. The 3rd time I was stopped for, again, not staying to the far right, this time, on an 11.5 foot lane. All of them never got a ticket over.
Get out of the middle of the road
I am not in the middle of the road. Get your eyes checked. I am in the middle of my lane as per state law.
I got as far as 45 seconds in. You're a dangerous driver. I refuse to call you a cyclist, as you're not one, and don't cycle like one. It's persons on two wheels like you who make it dangerous for the rest of us. Learn to follow the rules of the road.
I am a very safe rider, as I have over 70,000 miles under my belt in the metro Toledo area. The reason why I did what I did is because the light detector fails to detect my vehicle, but after learning about 4511.132, this will never be happening again( not that you are a LEO). There was no traffic, and I endangered nobody, and I made sure there was no cross traffic before I crossed, even though the motorbike was closing in at speed, I may have misjudged slightly) so I don't appreciate the fact that you call me a dangerous rider. Please keep the comments respectful.
@@bicycledriver8147 I stand by my comments. I've been cycling for well over half a century on three continents. Your move was impulsive and unnecessarily risky. You can do as you wish, I wouldn't cycle with you. Just watching what you do and the banter you make doing it portends trouble.
That's fine you can have your opinion, makes no difference to me. I wouldn't ride with you either, as I am sure you roll stop signs. Have a great day.
Why are you honking? The driver goes around you. The risks they take with others is not your concern really.
The risks with others are certainly the cyclist's concern. If those two cars crashed, one could be sent flying into the cyclist.