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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Let's hide the bicyclists behind parked cars. What could
 go wrong?
Date: 16 Jan 2025 09:19:49 GMT
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cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Thu Jan 9 19:17:51 2025 Roger Merriman  wrote:
>> Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> "Protected" bike lane hazard lawsuit:
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>> I?m unconvinced by such designs seems asking for trouble and and attempting
>> to please everyone ie compromise the cycleway for car parking, I?m guessing
>> nice wide junction with no attempt to slow cars down let alone control it?
>> 
>> Roger Merriman
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> As a cyclist you don't have automatic right-of-way and are responsible to watch for idiots.
> 

The two aren’t mutually exclusive certainly in uk bikes as with other forms
of transport do have the right of way, clearly the being dead right comes
into play as well.

But a junction or crossing that has restricted visibility with a nice wide
access so motorists don’t need to slow down is rather asking for trouble.

Roger Merriman