Comments on: Give and Take; Control and Release http://mighkwilson.com/2009/08/give-and-take-control-and-release/ Expert Advice for Central Florida Bicycle Users Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:35:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Valerie http://mighkwilson.com/2009/08/give-and-take-control-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Valerie Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:09:21 +0000 http://mighkwilson.com/?p=701#comment-316 Great information! Thanks for the post. Great information! Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Keri http://mighkwilson.com/2009/08/give-and-take-control-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Keri Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:03:06 +0000 http://mighkwilson.com/?p=701#comment-150 <em>"If you have too many cars backed up behind you the later ones will get up a good head of steam by the time they pass you and will be more aggressive."</em> Yup. I learnt this the hard way :-) Doing this accommodating maneuver when appropriate actually helps keep too many cars from piling up back there. As Rantwick said, it takes a little experience to discern which situations are appropriate. “If you have too many cars backed up behind you the later ones will get up a good head of steam by the time they pass you and will be more aggressive.”

Yup. I learnt this the hard way :-)

Doing this accommodating maneuver when appropriate actually helps keep too many cars from piling up back there. As Rantwick said, it takes a little experience to discern which situations are appropriate.

]]> By: Dan Gutierrez http://mighkwilson.com/2009/08/give-and-take-control-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Dan Gutierrez Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:05:57 +0000 http://mighkwilson.com/?p=701#comment-149 If you'd like to see how lane control looks in practice, from the cyclist's perspective, here's an on-bike video showing both lane control and some lane sharing when the lanes are wide enough: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4nKKq02BU In addition, we have a series of videos showing lane control in different areas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=adTpGj2MFec www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yp32rEpecQ www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2RZMANlHls Lane control at freeway ramps: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W0twza9B7o Lane control at circles/roundabouts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZkhgXaR064 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8rS9001sw And finally a video showing lane control on major Southern California arterials: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1C3qqhW6Aw If you’d like to see how lane control looks in practice, from the cyclist’s perspective, here’s an on-bike video showing both lane control and some lane sharing when the lanes are wide enough:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4nKKq02BU

In addition, we have a series of videos showing lane control in different areas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adTpGj2MFec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yp32rEpecQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2RZMANlHls

Lane control at freeway ramps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W0twza9B7o

Lane control at circles/roundabouts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZkhgXaR064
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8rS9001sw

And finally a video showing lane control on major Southern California arterials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1C3qqhW6Aw

]]> By: Rantwick http://mighkwilson.com/2009/08/give-and-take-control-and-release/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Rantwick Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:52:45 +0000 http://mighkwilson.com/?p=701#comment-148 Thanks Mighk. That was as close a description of how I ride as I've ever seen. I get out to get (or keep) control, but when it's not too fast or close, I get over to the right and let 'em go. The more I practice taking the lane for good reason, thanks to encouragement from this site and others, the better I become as discerning when it is safe to be to the right. Thanks Mighk. That was as close a description of how I ride as I’ve ever seen. I get out to get (or keep) control, but when it’s not too fast or close, I get over to the right and let ‘em go. The more I practice taking the lane for good reason, thanks to encouragement from this site and others, the better I become as discerning when it is safe to be to the right.

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