Urban Bicycling Basics: Rules of the Road | SF Bicycle Coalition
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2014
- San Francisco is a great place to bike and it keeps getting better. This video covers what you need to know about the top 10 Rules of the Road for how to bike safely and easily in cities.
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Director - Laura J. Lukitsch, Global Performance Media
Producer - Eric Tuvel, SF Bicycle Coalition
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I like that @ 1:45 it shows a taxi cutting off the bicyclists and pulling into the bike lane to block it. It's just like real life!!
Cabbies ruin it for everyone.
Ha! Missed that the first time. They cut away just before it got good!
good catch! we've all been there, unfortunately.
@Arthur Bye Jr they dont ride in the curb.
Good luck riding on the middle of the road to avoid doorzones without any driver starting to roadrage
That's why I wear a rear facing helmet camera to record aggressive drivers
This. I'd rather face the prospects of an open door in front of me rather than an angry motorist behind me, thus I hug the right side.
You could just ride on the side of the road not in the middle
In my experience as a pedestrian in San Francisco bicyclists road rage just as much and not only at cars but at pedestrians like myself.
Then how do you ride safely
this is good, just realise that no one, car or pedestrian is paying any attention to you. ride with the knowledge that your life, safety and health means nothing to anyone but you. signed, a 15 year SF messenger.
In my city, bike lanes don't exist. It's fine to ride on side streets as there aren't many cars, but on the made roads it's impossible. You have to choice but to ride on the sidewalks. You just have to be sensible and not go hurdling down into groups of people is all. Why is the comment section so heated about this
I carry my sawed-off 12 gauge when I cycle.....I use it to enforce *_this_* rule: if I'm able to touch your car with my 12 gauge pointed sideways like I'm doing a drive-by, then you're too damned close. When drivers see the 12 gauge, they swerve out of the way real quick giving me the space I need.
Y u mad max
@@saxyman6803 I laughed so fucking hard
Fuck yeah
they missed the part where the driver starts road raging you for taking the lane, and people yell "ride on the sidewalk you f%#king idiot".
thankfully I haven't had that in Idaho yet. I am sure if I went to downtown boise I would have alot of people yelling at me.
+MrNatetheepic It is mostly just ghetto kids that do that in PDX. Or Douche Bags in cars.
+djkenny yep
Fuck cagers.
+Madcatdave I'm going to be going to Idaho falls for the summer, but am worried about how bike friendly they are. Especially since I have never urban biked before. Are there many bike lanes? Hills? Or anything u feel I should be aware of? Thanks!
San Francisco has a network of bicycle dedicated streets. It's well worth checking the recommended streets to ride on before tracking across the city. This is especially true on the one way streets in the downtown area. For example Polk(two-way street) street is a pretty decent street to ride but Larkin or Hyde(parallel one-way streets) are terrible. I'm an avid cyclist but as a driver I'm left frustrated by cyclist who leave rush hour traffic unable to pass when the next street over has a bike lane. The best solution to make San Francisco more bike friendly is more dedicated bike routes. The more we as cyclist use these routes the more we will own and justify having been given those precious few extra inches of asphalt. The changes on Market street is the perfect example. For those old enough to remember cycling on Market street before it was converted to a more bike friendly street is a perfect reminder. Cyclist have the right to use any street in San Francisco. As we take ownership of our designated bicycle routes the more we can justify continued bicycle improvements on theses streets and lobby for more streets to become converted to bike friendly streets. The truth is streets with no cyclist makes it easier to drive. Let's use the streets we have won over to their fullest.
Eventually San Francisco may go so far as to actually putting bike lanes on the correct place on the road like the most progressive cities in Europe. A correctly designed multi vehicle street should have the bike lane between the parked cars and the side walk. Not between the parked cars and the driving lane.
Correct street design = SIDE WALK--BIKE LANE--PARKING LANE--MOTOR TRAFFIC
Incorrect street design = SIDE WALK-PARKING LANE-BIKE LANE-MORTOR TRAFFIC
Mats Hagstrom and when that doesn’t work run every single n break car windows till crutches mass had gotten its way.
I was invited n rejected that.
SF cycling culture sucks.
Go to Woodside n catch a ticket for the same behavior 24/7.
Ive put 50,000+ miles on my saddles while not being a “asshole cyclist”.
Now I drive n sf n have no light owning, light running fools screaming n yelling n going slower in your car for safety only invites more aggressive riding from fools.
How to stop cycling problems?
Put a plate on it and cite whom ever is wrong car bike ect.
I ride bicycle because im poor.
But bicycles are the best
Not to mention some bikes can cost over 5k.
😂
😂
If the safe bike infrastructure still allows you to get around without requiring you to own a car, that's a huge win.
riding on the streets can be a death trap for cyclists especially if it is a busy street. they should put segregated bike paths next to sidewalks so less cyclists get hit.
This unless there are fucking bike lanes or the traffic flow is not too bad then i would not ride on the goddamn road.
This is especially bad in rural parts of America.
There's usually no bike lanes on many rural area roads and they're very narrow too, and to top it off, people always speed on these roads.
In the beginning, I sometimes rode my bike on the sidewalk, and I still do occasionally. Yes, I am an adult.
alotta times it's safer on the sidewalk, especially if there's nobody on there
@@sakeenahm Yeah, I agree
Sometimes it’s just easier
Sometimes it's safer than riding along a busy stroad. Can't blame you for navigating hostile infrastructure as safely as possible.
I do all this and I stilll get honked at Idk wtf I'm doing wrong
Nothing, especially in the US automobilists think the street belongs entirely to them, they literally don't know and don't care that you have the same rights. Just keep going, try to avoid the door zone because driver don't look for you and take the whole lane to avoid dangerous passing by cars. Get used to honking, it's not your fault.
Oh, and get a loud bell so that cars can hear you, it's a very good investment
The honking means you're doing it right!
one point about stop lights and bikes on a bike you can stay there all day and the light won't change unless there is a car next to you bikes don't trigger the lights to change
Michael Anderson you just don’t know where to position your bike then. there are sensors on the floor usually in a box like shape. position your bike in those
Same goes for many motorcycles. Wait n see. If you miss a couple cycles then run it safely. Your good. Patience n respect-
Dunno about CA but in PA you just have to wait for a full light change cycle after you're sure you are on the sensor, and you can legally treat it as a malfunctioning light i.e. a stop sign. check yer traffic laws.
Biking in SF in an act of aggressive war requiring tactical expertise and collateral damage. I look forward to living in the Amsterdam-on-the-Pacific depicted in this video.
amen
0:56 the Chad pedestrian respecting biker vs the Virgin crosswalk-blocker
What a heart warming video
Yay for this video! I especially love this: "The most important thing you can do is ride predictably," because if we bikers all follow the rules, drivers will know how to act around us and we'll all be safer.
One thing I've seen a lot of people do recently is cross intersections way over in the crosswalk and then pull back out into the lane. I'm not sure why people think that is a good idea; it seems like it would just confuse drivers and put the bikers at risk.
I do this in places where the bike lane is murky because many people who pull away when a light turns green gunn the engine to beat bicyclists. This often is dangerous because they come super close to me and seem annoyed that I might block them. So I just let them go and get out of the way.
Bex Cat-herder
Interesting. I guess the problem I see with that is the people behind the first cars are still going to gun it and they'd think I was out of the way and then suddenly I come back in. I think riding in a consistent line would make them less likely to be surprised by me. There will always be people who drive too closely, but at least they'll know where I am.
+ Michelle Glauser Good points. i always stay in the lane at intersections and not go over to the right side. as you say, when you re-enter it is a bad situation.
California looks amazing! I want to bike there.
It used to be much better!… The radical leftists have no idea how to run a small town let alone a large city or state!… Bike, auto & store thefts are all up and there are homeless people and garbage everywhere!… It’s a complete and utter disgrace!
this video is weirdly wholesome
good video - thanks for sharing
I like the effort but come on... lol nobody follows these rules anywhere. LET ALONE SF 😂😂😂
Ginga Tetsudō Surī Nain LOL L.A also
I can effortlessly see 100 red light n sing violations a day in SF.
Most cyclist can’t n hate to slow down. They have one gear both sexually n on the bike... no nuance👌🏽
Nice video girls and guys. I'm riding in Paris and I'm so sick of people who are not respecting the rules. And 99% of the time it does not help them to go faster. Like, for example, when they are stopping 2 meters after a red light and they have to stop because there's people crossing, they won't see when the light turns green, stupid AF. Anyway, good job here!
Very good video :)
Don't forget to support your local bicycle advocacy group and God Bless the League of American Bicyclists. WE DESERVE BETTER - BICYCLISTS ARE PEOPLE TOO!
my bicycles are people too. :)
Report all stolen bikes and other stolen properties to the SFPD. God bless all our men and women in blue and God Bless America! 🇺🇸
1:25 who rides in heels? wtf?!
you see all kinds of things like this in amsterdam. the more 'normal' people start riding the more stuff like this you see. but yes, funny nonetheless! :)
Well, usually only girls & the ladies. :-)
@@ShermanSitter LOL I was going to respond "Dutch people"
Bad Bitches.
Thanks for the post. I just got in an argument with a colleague about how we should share the road. His thoughts were that bikes aren't registered and riders aren't licensed so they shouldn't be allowed on the road. I am really happy you have a video that tells me which laws and regulations show that bikes have rights and responsibilities too. Thanks!
+lentztu There is not one single civilized country requiring silly things like special license to ride a bicycle. It would cost more to do that than the intake from issuing the licenses as well. Bikes simply are beneficial and encouraged. We have horrible investment compared to many European countries that have no special fees or licenses. They know the population will end up healthier and happier as a result that pollution levels were lower, that livability goes way up when people have cycling as an option and it has been made appearing with proper investment in infrastructure. I wish we would grow up.
Erm, I'm pretty sure it is less about pollution and more about the fact that European countries are super crammed packed compared to the lofty American Real Estate. Have you been to Europe? No way in hell do they care about pollution lol.
Just tell them that cyclists have a right to use the road, while drivers are only there by express permission.
@@DaveSmith-cp5kj have YOU been to Europe? Because this is completely false. European cities are denser, but that is more because of how American cities sprawl out with huge highways, enormous parking lots and single family zoning pretty much everywhere, driving everything further apart. Car centered infrastructure creates distances that ensure that only cars can reasonably cover.
Furthermore, a lot of people in the US live in dense urban settings. Since bike lanes are 7 times as efficient as car lanes at actually moving people, not treating bikes as the preferred method of getting around practically ensures the city remains in a constant state of gridlock.
@@alex2143 Ironically you just countered your own point.
Try Markenlei on youtube for a tour of cycling in the Netherlands. It will open your eyes. Good cycling depends on good infrastructure. No helmets, spandex or lycra needed. Dress for the destination, not for the trip.
Enjoy!
HOLY SHIT those BIKE LANES ARE BEAUTIFUL. in new york they are so freakishly tiny and full of potholes and very badly paved over.
Brb moving to San Fran
Cool I wish I could use all those tips riding 40 milles per hour ;)
bicycles are a economic way of transportation
This is really helpful, thanks!
hello we are student filmmakers making a documentary about biking. is it okay if we use a clip from this video for b-roll?
That was cute. - LACBC.
Subbed to support. Cheers
Sana ganito sa edsa.
I think these are really good tips but I bike in Albuquerque and people get BAD roadrage despite there being bikes literally everywhere. I understand that they say "do not ride on the sidewalk" but there are times where it is necessary and the road is too small and the speed limit is too fast
on the right
Street
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Parar detrás de el
Paso de peatones
is STOP behind the Crosswalk
Behind is Detrás de el es igual a THE.
I bike too
I live in San Francisco such a beautiful place but terrible traffic
Its a shame that so many bikes get ripped offed in the city! i never ride there
I totaly agree!
Man trapped bikes could solve that issue albeit illegally.
sucks because i stay riding like if im in an AlleyCat Race 😅☺☺
Tomar
del carril
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TAKE OF THE LANE
What's with the shoe/sock combo @ 1:40
*cringe*
Muito bom! Parabéns pelo vídeo! :D
if you're under 13 do you still have to be on the road? my sister is 12 and she thinks she needs to be on the road but i think its really un-safe. Ive tried to search up the age limit but it comes up with nothing.
Conceptos básicos de ciclismo urbano: reglas de la carretera
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Urban Bicycling Basics: Rules= Reglas of the Road= Carretera
of The es de la. Incluso en las Universidades no Enseñan Traducciones.
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I want to start riding on the street, but I also think its inconsiderate to cars and faster moving vehicles when you are causing a bottleneck. Might be ok on slower streets.
Sharing the road is the law! If there are two lanes in one direction, take the middle of the right lane to allow cars to pass on the left. If there's one lane, bike one thirds of the way from the right and don't be afraid to take the lane if you need to turn left or to avoid any hazards (like parked cars and streets that cars may be pulling out of).
Stay on The Streets is es Permanecer en las Calles
Stay on The Avenues es en las Avenidas
did the guy in the green adidas jaket say if you are over 13 ride on the sidewalk ?
he said DON'T ride on the sidewalk
Cool it isnt illegal to ride on the side in my town in Florida. Also, I have one arm. How am I supposed to do all these signals?
Another question; what about wearing knees/elbows pads in the city? Do people use them because in china people do for regular commuting?
cyclists typically don't wear pads cause it's annoying and you don't crash that often
There are signaling helmets and bicycle-attachment signaling lights (helmets are expensive, attachments are cheaper) which may be just what you need. I do wear knee and elbow pads for my commute after two scary falls that gave me a few scars and healthy fear of the road. I haven't found them too much hassle if you just plant to dedicate 5 minutes a day to putting them on and taking them off. Also, you have to consider the extra space for storing them.
I imagine the signaling lights wouldn't work well in daylight though...
Adriel MUtopia there are actually two arm signals for each arm, so I don't think one arm would be a problem (unless it's illegal or uncomfortable). A bent elbow with the hand pointing up would mean you are turning opposite direction of the arm you are using. (bent left arm = turning right, while straight left arm = turning left) and vice versa.
To be fair and honest, you should make a video telling bicyclists not to ignore basic rules and not to be assholes to pedestrians. Many bicyclists, especially in SF, have become to pedestrians what cars are to bicycles.
this video did what you recommend
If there's a huge traffic jam and no bike lane but I'm still able to ride between cars, should I do that or just ride behind the traffic like any other car? I'm curious about this since it would save me so much time everyday to do some lane splitting
i think it depends i lane splitting is legal in your country
+Dolan - That depends on your local laws. Some areas allow bicycle filtering, and others (like mine) unfortunately do not. I suggest you do some research and find out what the laws are in your area.
+Dolan In California, yes, if you want to take the chance, it's legal. Elsewhere in the states, it is generally not or it is grey area where you will be fine but if something happens it's on you. Most other countries allow lane-splitting though.
who's stopping you? go for it, ur just taking up space by pretending to be a car.
Filtering is one of the biggest reasons to cycle! Just be careful around large vehicles and try to filter to the left of the vehicle so that drivers can see you.
3:07 why I hate being deaf in one ear
what if i can't ride with one hand off the handlebar?
Practice.
If you see human excrement in the SF bike lanes, check over your left shoulder for traffic, signal and move into the lane to pass.
Can bicycle riders come to a rolling stop at a stop sign ?
In the US, not legally
Door es Puerta
Zone es Zona
es entoences es puerta zona
There is one thing I don't like about American road rules as a biker, it's compulsory to stop at road crossings. For a cyclist stopping requires putting a foot on the ground and that is not only uncomfortable, it takes all the flexibility out of your place on the road. You're stuck to where you are standing. Slowing down to a very low speed should also be an option, but by law it isn't.
In an ideal scinerio, these rules work fine. Living in NYC, however, there is absolutely no respect for cyclist.
Show this to mash sf
Should see me pullin whellies in front if the cops
In Colorado there are a few differences, #1 bikes can stop into crosswalk if doing so makes it safer for the cyclist in the cyclists' opinion. #2 bikes have no obligation to avoid the sidewalk, and local laws have no authority without clear signage. By the way, it is stupid to ride with one ear. Listen to music with both ears or no ears, otherwise you can't tell which way cars come from.
Anybody here from Coastline Academy
I'll just stick to longboarding. Too many assholes make the street too dangerous
kEEP AN EAR
CLEAR
mantener un Oido Claro es Clear.
Keep es Mantener AN es un Ear= Oido
What can I say about this
creeping into the crosswalk is WAY worse with cars, as with a bike you can back up easily and quickly, and hardly block anything at all, but a big SUV will completely cut off the walk space to all pedestrians in the area. either way, don't be "That one guy". also, when using a car, never park in a bike lane. it puts anyone and everyone on a pushbike going that route at risk, and is a very crass and inconsiderate thing to do. again, do not be "That one guy".
brought to you by: people who have never cycled in their life! :)
Ok but how many people actually follow those rules? I would never dream of stopping at a light if there was no cross traffic. Or signaling for that matter, just turn if its safe. And who the fuck stops behind the line?
if it's music put it on ur left ear, if it's coach or gps guide voice u can put on either right or left, but if u ride on the traffic keep it on the left ear, why?
search it urself.
-ear-to-brain science knowledge
Yes, but when bicycling you should cover both ears or neither, otherwise your brain will be confused of which way cars are coming from. Try it, plug one ear and stand on the side if the road with your eyes closed, you won't be able to tell which direction cars are going or where they come from.
+Ben Braceletspurple
i'll agree more on cover both ears with different reason,
but so the bud shouldn't go too deep or the sound can't be too loud that we can't hear other sounds outside
Ultimately, taking ears out of the equation all together is better than trying to double task, which doesn't exist, the brain is a mono-processor, humans can not double task or multi task. It's better to not be able to hear at all. There are deaf cyclists, but not schizophrenic cyclists.
I stick a bud in my right ear so I can hear cars coming up behind me with my left
Lmao this never happens 🤣🤙🏿
Yeah don't block that woman from walking. She needs it.
Flashing lights are nasty. Don’t use them.
biking is a dangerous business.sticking to the rules is not always safe.often even pedestrians put bikers in danger.
Only 1 out of 5 cyclist do this lol
yeah right. hahaha
100% the guy on the fixie with narrow handle bars spilts lanes like a crazy man
See the stupid replies below. Especially the one "I don't know of many pedestrians who are walking at 20 mph." Brilliant!!! Timothy Fish thinks that pedestrians don't get killed from head injury because they don't walk very fast??? I hope he is joking and not actually devoid of brain matter. Since there are as many as there are that think helmets only actually help while riding bicycles and motorcycles, I suspect there are many with no ability to reason whatsoever. Maybe people feel like they are Lance Armstrong when they put on their cute little helmets. Yup that's it. Even though over four thousand pedestrians die every year compared to only 700 bicycle riders in the U.S. people only wear helmets on bicycles to get that "Lance Armstrong feeling". I guess wearing helmets in cars where over four times as many die from head injuries as on bicycles isn't popular either because Lance Armstrong doesn't "lead the pack" of sheep by wearing a helmet while driving his car. As for me, if something I want do looks as though I should wear a helmet I don't do that activity. That doesn't limit me too much as I don't race bicycles, motorcycles or cars. (Where incidentally all the entrants wear helmets.) Do I actually think people should wear helmets as pedestrians? No. They would make a fool out of themselves just like the bicycle riders do.
+bottmar1 are you speaking english?
+bottmar1 - Last time I wrecked on my bike, there were neither cars nor pedestrians involved. I hit my helmet on the street, and tucked and rolled onto my back and then ragdolled. I don't put my arms out when I wreck, because I'm usually moving pretty fast, and putting your arms out is a real good way to get hurt. If I didn't have a helmet on at that time, I would have been injured much more seriously than I was. I'll continue to wear a helmet, even if it makes me look silly to you.
+Brett Scott Gentry haha yea don't stick your arms out like a normal person, use your head to break your fall. I've had a pedal catch pavement into a turn at 40 mph where I flew off and only got a small scrape on an elbow without a helmet. It's all about knowing how to disperse the energy of the impact when you fall. I've almost never worn a helmet and never hit my head or been significantly injured
+s Tuck and roll.
And leave your flashing lights at night at home when you are in the Western Europe. Flashing lights distract. They should be used for alarming situations only. A cyclist is a normal road user, nothing alarming about that.
I ride kind of recklessly, I take a lot of chances, I never repair my bicycle, and I don't believe in traffic laws.
Welp if these rules are the law I broke the law in front of the cops.
soooooo a bike is a car? got it. *joking*
So they gave the part "don't be a bike ninja" to an Asian guy.
0:45 - a person is angry at cyclist for stopping at crosswalk
2:33 - same person keeps pedaling a bike when pedestrian steps on a crosswalk
1:02 - opposes riding on sidewalks
3:08 - failed to dismount a bike when entering a sidewalk
All these things do not comply in Amsterdam, because fuck rules
Yall never heard of going around lmfao
Im sorry im not stopping for a few pedestrians until the light is green
Bicyclists, please tell your fellow bicyclists not to ignore the rules to the road and instead follow the rules like everyone. I say this as a San Francisco pedestrian who does not drive a car. Bicyclists, not cars, nearly hit me dozens of times when they ignored any rules of the road and then THEY were trying to shout at me!
"It's the law", please, it's recommendation at best.
"It's the law" this is nothing explaing
Peds have the right of way over bike lanes in the US? Here (Sweden) they only have the right of way at crossings.
lol fuck traffic lights, traffic and one way streets; I'm on a bike so I can tear it about and help the environment, not track stand every 50 feet and get bullied by cars haha smh
+Ⓥ Sam Ⓥ statistically, riding carelessly will get you into an accident
I'm not riding carelessly, I just don't wait about and stop unnecessarily
Very misleading . SF is a horrible place to bike ,especially the insanely steep hills . Some so steep that not even a pro rider with legs of steel could get up . The traffic is non stop and very dangerous.
i know the street is narrow but taking the lane is really annoying when you have to follow a very slow bike. im glad i dont live in SF
If more bikers were like you i wouldn't kill so many kids.
What kinda Propaganda is this ?
Rules? Lol.
NEVER-EVER RIDE WITH MUSIC PLAYING-EITHER IN 1 EAR OR BOTH EARS-IT'S DANGEROUS AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW-PERIOD!!!
I wonder why they didn't have her listening to a bike radio. (Not sure if that is what it is called.) The radio is attached to your bike so you can legally listen to music.Kind of like the iPhone mount attachment.
afanofoldradio1 you can ride with music playing but you have to keep an eye free
This is comedy at best. The majority of the bicyclists in SF don't obey the simple rules of the road.
Bike lanes? those are uber drop off lanes.
This is like the most cringe vid i've seen for a while
Errin Yesilkaya I was thinking the same thing
they are normal people, not terrorists
yous is da most cringe human i seen on youtubes.
how normal people being nice is cringy to you?
Why all people wear helmets on bike there? Its very high fine if you dont wear one. I live in slovakia and beside of sport cyclists practically no one wears one. Its unconfortable. Many peoplelike my girlsfriend says its also uncool.