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JimFPU Five Star Member RBENT member, now in Virginia. I miss Texas! Posts: 1011	Was this guy in the wrong? Mar 21^st, 2017, 6:39pm I caveat this by adding I do not know the cycling laws in Brooklyn. I can totally see how this happened, and his argument on FB is that if the car had its signal on he would not have pulled up along side it...https://youtu.be/oDg2lbcFZ5s
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Re: Was this guy in the wrong?
Reply #1 - Mar 21^st, 2017, 9:29pm

In most places lanes are lanes, and cars and cycles observe the lanes and shouldn't try to share them. I don't see but one lane in this video, which the velo rider seems to want to share in close quarters. Still, being turned into by a right turner seems to show the motorist wasn't paying attention. Plenty of blame to go around.

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Re: Was this guy in the wrong?
Reply #2 - Mar 22^nd, 2017, 4:06am

I can't speak from any perspective on Bostons Laws -- but almost any safe cycling course for urban environments teaches you to stay to the rear of the first car in a lane when approaching on the curb side - at least until you've made eye contact with the driver or are expecting the driver to depart ahead of you (or there is clearance to coexist during a turn)

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I caveat this by adding I do not know the cycling laws in Brooklyn. I can totally see how this happened, and his argument on FB is that if the car had its signal on he would not have pulled up along side it...https://youtu.be/oDg2lbcFZ5s

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