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u/boredcircuits · 12 pointsr/Roadcam

Wow. You just jumped the shark.

> You first said that no Minnesota law requires you to ride as far to the right as practicable, which is the word I used first

No, the word you used is "possible," he pointed out the law actually said "practicable." You're trying to rewrite history.

> then you said that the reason you ride where you do is because no law says you can't

I don't see this statement anywhere. Actually, he explicitly says the conditions under the law where cyclists are allowed to ride where they need to be safe, an explicit acknowledgement of the rights granted by the law.

> every "safer cycling guide" recommends (and you still haven't provided a single source for your claim)

Google it yourself. But I provided you one instead. Tell me where you live and I bet I can find similar guidelines there. See also the book Effective Cycling, a whole book dedicated to the subject.

u/MrTheorem · 1 pointr/washingtondc

There's a controversial book called Effective Cycling, now in its 7th edition, that is worth knowing about. It's controversial because the author, John Forester, takes a curmudgeonly hard-line stance against bike lanes and trails, instead promoting "vehicular cycling." Vehicular cycling teaches that cyclists fare best when they act like and are treated as regular vehicles on the road. The principle argument is that crashes are most common during crossing and turning maneuvers, and having separate spaces for bicycles increases the opportunities for conflicts and puts cyclists in places where motorists aren't expecting vehicles.

The bicycle advocacy consensus these days is that Forester is wrong in the aggregate: cyclists are safest when there are more bicycles on the road, as motorists learn to expect to bicyclists and become more aware of their presence. To get more cyclists on the road, beginning cyclists need to feel comfortable, and beginning cyclists feel more comfortable with bike lanes and trails.

On an individual level, however, if you ask most bicycle advocates and experienced bike commuters, you'll find that they do adopt vehicular cycling in their personal riding. I read Effective Cycling before I moved to DC, when I lived in a small college town, but the vehicular cycling method gave me the confidence to become a regular bike commuter, riding from Dupont Circle down 15th Street by the Washington Monument and over to Maine Avenue and on my way.

u/medievalcraft · 1 pointr/bicycling

I'm reading Effective Cycling by John Forester right now. It's really helpful to teach you how you should be riding with the other uses of roadways (motorists). Forester has experience with cycling over the decades, and knows the legal reasons behind the often inferior cycling infrastructure in the US. It also has useful fix-it instructions.

Otherwise, I picked up Greg LeMond's Complete Book of Bicycling for pennies at a book sale, and while I haven't read it all the way yet, it has some good bike-fit tips.

u/timoneer · 1 pointr/bicycling

Just Ride by Grant Petersen. Not specifically about bike commuting, but a good read.

Roads Were Not Built For Cars by Carlton Reid. Talks about the history of bicycles and their impetus for developing national road systems.

Effective Cycling by John Forester. Considered controversial by some in the Cycling community. Right or wrong, I think anyone trying to study city cycling should be familiar with his work.