Q4. Most cyclists drive motor vehicles at least sometimes, and some more frequently.
How has your cycling affected the way you drive? Are you slower and more careful? Do you do anything differently when encountering cyclists on the streets?
@ascentale
As a cyclist my tolerance for traffic jams is super low. Whenever I'm driving I'll always be thinking about how if I had ridden my bike I'd be there—or at least having fun getting there—by now. @MartyCormack
@stib@ascentale@MartyCormack Mass transit is a terrible failure because there are way too many selfish people who want complete independence at a terrible expense to themselves and the planet.
@ascentale@MartyCormack#BikeNite A4. Most certainly. I am guilty of being a car-centric person until very recently (thanks to all the toots here, LOL... you all convinced me to get on the bike again). Definitely slower, and I also am a LOT more aware of areas I should be watching out for cyclists (ie, places where I find myself being very careful due to traffic).
I have many people very close to me that are convinced of such things as "bicycles have to be able to keep up with traffic to be on the roads." I have no idea where such things come from and even when I explain things from a cyclist's (and the actual law) point of view, they still think I am wrong.
@ascentale@MartyCormack A4. Not so much changed as formed it - I've been cycling ever since I was old enough to ride a bicycle unassisted. I learned to drive when I was 15 - 16. So I learned to drive as someone who'd already done bicycle touring on busy streets and rural roads.
Driver education tells us to look around constantly but lots of ppl don't do it. I do. (cont'd) #BikeNite
@ascentale@MartyCormack I’ve been cycling for most of my driving life, so it’s a little hard to gauge the impact…
One thing I notice is that I often am guilty of not seeing cyclists at stop sign intersections, especially if there’s more than one, i.e. I’ll wave on one of them and totally miss the other
I always cede to cyclists if they are anywhere near the stop sign. I was hit by a car (twice) while cycling, so I am cautious to the extreme, especially opening the street-facing doors
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