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re: 5 Things Cyclists Do You Didn’t Know Are Perfectly Legal
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:14 am to Ducyborg
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:14 am to Ducyborg
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So you feel exactly the same way as motorist do when they come in contact with some on a bike on a normal road?
No, because I can safely ride on the road. I can't on those bike paths. I drive a car and ride a bike. I know what it takes to not hit a cyclist and realize that if everyone is following the rules, it isn't hard. On the walking trails I'm talking about, there really are blind turns around trees and brush. Very dangerous. Law agrees with me. There are share the road signs all along my route. I pass by 20+ other cyclists every time I ride (sometimes many more). Very little issues other than a handful of honks and cars flooring it over the last year+. I do think there is generally more of an acceptance of it where I live though. There are a lot of cyclists and triathletes in The Woodlands and people are typically outside doing things regularly. It's just not as much of an issue here and in the surrounding areas.
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Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:17 am to SabiDojo
You could say the same thing about motorcycle riders
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:18 am to CAD703X
I really want to take a Saturday and drive up and ride some of the Natchez Trace. They do a couple of organized rides on it every year. A group I used to ride with did a couple of metric centuries on it and had a good time.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:18 am to Casty McBoozer
You think that's a Schwinn
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:18 am to CAD703X
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You could say the same thing about motorcycle riders
And I do.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:18 am to Casty McBoozer
I have no problem with them riding in the road as long as they are visible and going at least the speed limit. If they are going under it they need to be ticketed for impeding traffic just like I would if I was driving 20 in a 45.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:19 am to elprez00
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really want to take a Saturday and drive up and ride some of the Natchez Trace
Look me up and I can take you on some amazing routes that will blow your socks off. You will wish you lived here. The trace is great but there are even more incredible roads nearby it.
You might want to practice your climbing skills though
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 10:21 am
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:24 am to CAD703X
Climbing. Ha. I rode the Tour de Cure out of Mandeville a few years ago and got into some "hills" up by Franklinton that liked to have killed me. The 15 mph S wind didn't help either. Of course, my typical ride along the levee on the East Bank had a total elevation change of like 6 feet in 40 miles.
I work with a guy that does Ironman, and he's come up with all kinds of creative ways to train for hills.
This thread is making me really want to get back on the bike this year.
I work with a guy that does Ironman, and he's come up with all kinds of creative ways to train for hills.
This thread is making me really want to get back on the bike this year.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:27 am to Casty McBoozer
What dumbass didn't know those already? The only possible exception is the going straight through a right turn lane. I would like to see actual statutes/ordinances describing that. Seems like a dumb move regardless of legality.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:30 am to elprez00
quote:lsu4444?
work with a guy that does Ironman,
Yeah we have a bunch of South LA folks show up for 6gap in Georgia every year. That's a pretty good workout but if you're into pain a smaller more hardcore group does something called 10gap which includes the infamous brasstown bald that was in the tour of Georgia many moons ago.
If you're Brian toone you are a beast and do 6 gap twice on the same day.. 12 gaps.. 200+miles.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:31 am to lsu480
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If they are going under it they need to be ticketed for impeding traffic just like I would if I was driving 20 in a 45
Do you know the law? I'm fairly certain there are no minimum speeds unless posted. There are rules such as you must be in the right lane, etc. But, nothing stating you have to go 45 in a 45. Just that 45 is the limit.
As far as impeding traffic. If a group could make it easier for cars and is taking up the whole lane for no reason, then yes, that's shitty. But drivers will complain no matter what, so I know this isn't aimed at just those scenarios.
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CAD703X
seriously jealous of where you get to ride. Even the "good" roads have a decent amount of cars (not like a line building up behind you, but 1 every few minutes).
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:32 am to KG6
If you're ever in Nashville I can take on a ride that you'll never forget :nohomo:
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:37 am to CAD703X
Naw don't think he's on here. He did Memphis last year and is doing Florida this year.
After I ran my first half in '14, I really was pumped and wanted to try a sprint tri. If 2014 was by best fitness year, 2015 was probably my worst. Everything that worked and gave me time to put in effort the year before didn't work last year. Prior to 2014 I had never run over 5 miles.
Sucks, but At least I don't feel like I'm completely starting over again. I figure I'll be worthless for about a month before I can really start putting in work. Such is life.
After I ran my first half in '14, I really was pumped and wanted to try a sprint tri. If 2014 was by best fitness year, 2015 was probably my worst. Everything that worked and gave me time to put in effort the year before didn't work last year. Prior to 2014 I had never run over 5 miles.
Sucks, but At least I don't feel like I'm completely starting over again. I figure I'll be worthless for about a month before I can really start putting in work. Such is life.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:38 am to McLemore
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The only possible exception is the going straight through a right turn lane. I would like to see actual statutes/ordinances describing that. Seems like a dumb move regardless of legality.
You have to think this through. Imagine you're cruising through a major intersection with multiple straight lanes and turn lanes. It's scary as frick as a cyclist to have cars blowing past you on the left who are going straight and blowing past on your right in the turn lane.
Leaves you in a very vulnerable position.. Talk about your nuts sucking up inside you.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:47 am to Casty McBoozer
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I'm just gonna leave this right here.
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Get back to me when you quote me any laws that are actually taken from a state's highway code. Verbatim. Then I will know you are serious and I will listen. The information on that law firm's website is misleading. To back the 'facts' up, the five points would have to have references as to which states (if any or all) follow what laws.
i.e. RS 32:197 Riding on Roadways and Bicycle Paths
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:49 am to Topwater Trout
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Well I don't hate the ones riding down a public street....I don't understand it because I think its a huge risk to take.
I bet simply driving your vehicle everyday is nearly as big a risk.
And if you don't understand someone taking risks to do something they love you must be a really boring person.
And I'm not talking about some crazy busy road, that is stupid. But just in general.
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 10:55 am
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:56 am to KG6
Yes, there are minimum limits. They are usually around 15 under. Below that, you're considered to be a hazard
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:59 am to lsu480
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I have no problem with them riding in the road as long as they are visible and going at least the speed limit. If they are going under it they need to be ticketed for impeding traffic just like I would if I was driving 20 in a 45.
Uhh...do you know what the word LIMIT means?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:01 am to elprez00
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After I ran my first half in '14, I really was pumped and wanted to try a sprint tri.
I'm picking up triathlon this year. If you think cycling is expensive, tack on all the extra crap you can buy with tri
. I like bikes, and I'm the idiot that buys an expensive tri bike before his first race. Although I love riding it and haven't gotten on my road bike since I got it in November. Got a sprint in April, Bridgeman Duathlon in NOLA, Oly in September and plan to do a 70.3 in October/November. If it looks like I can handle the 70.3 training this summer, I'm signing up for Ironman Texas next year. Ran a half marathon last week (just training) and been hitting swimming pretty hard. To be honest, the bike is starting to become my weakness (although I doubt it ever catches up to running). Toughest part is juggling everything.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:02 am to LSU2NO
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Get back to me when you show me any legal laws
Hmmm...
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