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LogDog75

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7. I've ridden bicycles for years but...

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 07:41 PM

Dec 11

e-bikes riders tend to forget they have to follow the same rules of traffic as motor vehicles do. For the record, I'm a dying breed of bicyclists in that I have a front and rear light flashing while ridding, ride on the right-side of the road, use hand signals, announce "Passing on your (Left/Right) when passing pedestrians/bicyclists on shared streets/paths, I come to a complete stop at stop signs and lights.

The thing I've noticed over the past 10 years is most bicyclists ignore the rules of the roads, especially those on expensive racing bikes who should know better.