Re: Anyone ride through the 1st Ave tunnel by the UN?

Well that is what I would have thought as well, however, I got hit doing 
exactly what Steven says to do. Since I was on a trike and the driver
behind 
me was speeding up (we had just come through a green light), I was hurt 
badly enough to basically put and end to my cycling.

If you don't live somewhere that has accomodated cyclists in a significant

way (such as Tucson or Seattle or Copenhagen) then I would stay off the 
roads completely. I know that "giving up" like this is not a popular
opinion 
but the cars don't respect us at all.

Jeff
"Steven M. O'Neill" <steveo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Edward Dolan <edolan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>If you are riding in the lanes with motor vehicles in NYC it is just a
>>matter of time until you are hit. Ride in the street yes, but stay out
of
>>the way of motor vehicles. In other words, get as far to the right as
you
>>can, even if it means you are right next to the curb. Elementary, my
dear
>>Watson!
>
> Have you tried riding a bike like this, or is this just some
> theory that you cooked up from behind the wind****eld?
>
> The method you describe will result in a large number of near
> sideswipes (or worse).  If there's not enough room in a given
> lane for a car to safely pass, the cyclist is much safer taking
> the lane; drivers can see you better and are more likely to pass
> in the adjacent lane when it's safe to do so.
>
> -- 
> Steven O'Neill                                  steveo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Brooklyn, NY                        http://www.panix.com/~steveo