Sharing The Road

Traffic Principles To Ride By

1. Ride on the right

• Always ride with the flow of traffic
• Do not ride on the sidewalk
• Allow yourself room to maneuver around roadway hazards
  
  2. Yield to traffic in busier lanes
• Roads with higher traffic volumes should be given right-of-way
• Always use signals to indicate your intentions to switch lanes
• Look behind you to indicate your desire to move and to make sure that you can
  
  3. Yield to traffic in destination lane
• Traffic in your destination lane has the right of way
• Making eye contact with drivers lets them know that you see them
• Signal and make your lane change early, before you need to
  
  4. Directional positioning
• Position yourself in the right-most lane that goes in the direction of your destination
• Ride in the right third of the lane
• Avoid being overtaken in narrow-lane situations by riding in the right third of the lane
  
  5. Speed positioning
• Position yourself relative to the speed of other traffic
• Leftmost lane is for fastest moving traffic, rightmost for slower traffic
• Yield to faster moving vehicles by staying to the right in the lane
  
  Tip courtesy of the League of American Bicyclists (bikeleague.org).

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Traveling With Bikes

• Proper Racking Prevents Damage And Inconvenience
• Don't Let A Broken Bike Part Ruin Your Trip
• Flying With Your Bike

Sharing The Road

1. Basic Safety Rules For The Road
2. How To Drive Safely Around Cyclists
3. Always Ride On The Right
4. Ride To The Right. But, Not Too Far Right!
5. Traffic Principles To Ride By
6. Safe Lane Positioning
7. Turning Tricks
8. Safe Lane Changes & Turns
9. How To Ride In Bike Lanes
10. Hey! Obey Traffic Lights
11. Dealing With Road Rage