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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Let's hide the bicyclists behind parked cars. What could go
 wrong?
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:40:04 -0500
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On 1/10/2025 2:20 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:01:19 -0500, Frank Krygowski 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
> 
> But Frank, didn't you just ask me what I did when a 10 foot wide truck
> tried to pass me on a 12 foot road? Apparently your answer is to take the
> lane and hope that the truck isn't going too fast to slow in time.

I asked what you do when an 8.5 foot truck comes up from behind you in a 
10 foot lane.

My answer is to take the lane. I've done it thousands of times. It works.

What's your answer? Do you get off the road?

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- Frank Krygowski