A vehicular cyclist is a cyclist riding as if they were a car, so in the middle of the lane etc. It’s the adviced way of cycling when there is no proper infrastructure, as sticking to the side makes you less visible and more likely to be dangerously overtaken. It depends on the context of the road whether it is the best way, but I would not call them the problem, just a bad solution to a problem that should be solved by infrastructure.
Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 1 month ago
A vehicular cyclist is a cyclist riding as if they were a car, so in the middle of the lane etc. It’s the adviced way of cycling when there is no proper infrastructure, as sticking to the side makes you less visible and more likely to be dangerously overtaken. It depends on the context of the road whether it is the best way, but I would not call them the problem, just a bad solution to a problem that should be solved by infrastructure.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Yes, vehicular cycling is best as an emergency-only maneuver to make cars less likely to hit you, if you have to ride on a street with cars.
Real bike infrastructure is superior in every way.
There are some crazy grifters out there who don’t like bike lanes, and think that bicycles should always be mixing it up in traffic.