Riding Against Traffic......

I've been seeing lots of bikers riding against traffic. I tried it myself & felt a little safer. I believe cars are more likely to see you & you can see the driver. I could anticipate who might run me over & move onto the sidewalk.

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Permalink Reply by Cameron 7.5 mi on November 17, 2012 at 8:12pm

Based on my experience with cops writing crash reports, I'm going to wager that many do not know the laws.

notoriousDUG said:

I know this is trolling but it does raise an interesting point:

I have seen bike cops ride against traffic, without lights and in the sidewalk. Do they know the laws?

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi on November 17, 2012 at 9:16pm

I can tell you for absolutely certain that many of them do not know the law.

notoriousDUG said:

I know this is trolling but it does raise an interesting point:

I have seen bike cops ride against traffic, without lights and in the sidewalk. Do they know the laws?

El Dorado said:

I've seen Chicago bike cops riding against traffic. Have there ever been real quality studies done to show which is safer?