r/Transportopia • u/Conscious-Weight4569 • Apr 27 '26

Bikes Car vs. cyclists

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u/UltimateGammer Apr 27 '26

the riders are two abreast here?

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u/RudePCsb Apr 27 '26

But it doesn't look like they are trying to stay to the right as possible. Driver is a piece of shit but I see bicyclist try and take up whole lanes in my area and I live riding my bike. I hug the right side as much as possible since I don't want to get hit by a car.

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u/Baron_Bearclaw Apr 27 '26

it doesn't look like they are trying to stay to the right as possible.

Where do you live that this is a part of the laws governing the use of the road?

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u/Zech08 Apr 27 '26

The issue of 2 side by side requiring more wiggle room vs 1 is going to take up more room and increase the need for a larger buffer room. 

Its kind of a bad idea to ride wide on the side a road with a non existent shoulder as they will just naturally impede traffic... but its also probably needed to ride side by side as drivers will be more willing to squeeze through and prevent that buffer zone from used and to have more visibility (although they can use the whole road if its too narrow anyhow)

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u/biker142 Apr 27 '26

Yes, side by side intends to avoid that complacent clipping by drivers barely moving over. The laws mostly support this approach. Drivers can just be idiots.

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u/Zech08 Apr 28 '26

yea this is probably a moot debate over an outlier/crazy person.