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Few ruin it for all

I am a road cyclist, up to 500 kilometres a month on Kelowna roads, so I’ve seen it all.

A few of my fellow cyclists are absolutely ruining it for the majority. It’s true, I have seen all this bad behaviour too, and it frustrates me, as I know this causes problems for all of us.

However, the majrity of us do try to follow the rules of the road, if for no other reason than I will lose every collision I will ever get into.

The government, which regulates the roadways, sets the rules. Not Bethany, Joe Average Driver, Bicycle Dave or any others. A great resource for what the actual rules of the road are can be found at bikesense.bc.ca or in the Motor Vehicle Act.

The odd things you may see from time to time are often survival tactics. Riding side by side, although not legal in B.C., is recommended by many cycling experts as the safest technique for some roads.

World champion cyclist Chris Boardman has some great videos on why. Taking the lane is legal and recommended for many reasons. Some areas of the world even recommend a controlled rolling yield instead of a complete stop for cyclists as the safest method, but not in B.C., of course.

Despite the poor behaviour of a few bad apples on bicycles, I hope the writers of the last few letters truly didn’t intend to imply they will be willfully endangering cyclists over a mere few seconds lost while sharing the road with me.

Roads are not for car use only. And it’s not my fault that guy you saw is a jerk.

Dave Robideau



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