I have been a lifetime cyclist in urban traffic. I’ve been hit as a cyclist enough times that I’d have to pause and recollect to get a figure, and also once as a ped. But, I have also logged more time behind the wheel of a car than many drivers due to being in food delivery/courier when I did have a car. Perhaps I can leverage these facts into convincing you that my opinions are qualified. To wit: Don’t make a move until you track the line of all the vehicles around you/potential intersections (also bad: failure to take your right of way/failure to act). Hang up and drive. Consult your maps before you leave. If you’re lost, pull over and call/look online. This applies to bikes, too, but I’m addressing drivers, because bikes aren’t going to kill me, and cars are so handicapped in terms of awareness (fully enclosed i.e. deafened, windshield glare, comparatively terrible range of view, stereo, devices, distractions from passengers.) It’s basic stuff to ask, yet to save my own life, I have to check every driver’s seat on the road before I get too close to them to make sure drivers are actually driving. It’s maaaaaaad annoying, yo.
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