numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Hi I think of buying a trike, but I worried about holding up traffic, I'm not one of those who shouts “let the buggers wait” so is it a problem? what do you do?.
Recumbent Trike Holding Up Traffic
- Thread starter numbnuts
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Pedal faster.
NormanD
Lunatic Asylum Escapee
- Location
- Heworth the other side of life!
Holding up traffic??? ... if the one that passed me the other week is anything to go by, the traffic was holding him / her up (didn't even get close enough to see what sex the cyclist was) ..them things can shift 
...wish I could go that fast with less effort 
...wish I could go that fast with less effort 
stuee147
Senior Member
- Location
- north ayrshire
i agree with @Cunobelin trike's are no more or less a problem on the road than any type of bike also a trike isnt that much more space on the road than a normal bike as its not so much the bike its more the rider. from the little experience i have on a trike i find car drivers give you a bit more room and space when on a trike.
i think it really comes down to how you ride i personally like to take my time and enjoy the scenery im not into going fast and its a lot easier on a trike i dont have to worry about falling off well not as much as a upright lol
i think it really comes down to how you ride i personally like to take my time and enjoy the scenery im not into going fast and its a lot easier on a trike i dont have to worry about falling off well not as much as a upright lol
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
My trikes are barely wider than my shoulders. Any extra 'hold up' is purely delusional. In fact a recumbent trike tends to get far more consideration on the road than a DF.
Aushiker
Über Member
and I thought we where traffic 
Andrew
Andrew
Binka
Über Member
- Location
- Lincoln, uk
The only time I have an issue is on a narrow single track road near me. So I pedal faster and will pull in at the next gate if they're still behind me. Normally they go up half on the verge and pass, that's certainly what oncoming cars do. Thankfully I don't meet many cars on that road.
On other roads its no issue. No different to taking a primary position on an upright. I get less close passes as cars don't try and squeeze through when there's another coming the other way.
On other roads its no issue. No different to taking a primary position on an upright. I get less close passes as cars don't try and squeeze through when there's another coming the other way.
redflightuk
Guru
- Location
- going round in circles
I have quite a few narrow lanes near me, i've not had a problem with traffic in either direction and i always pull into the first available passing place on Trike or DF.
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numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Many thanks for your comments
mrandmrspoves
Middle aged bald git.
- Location
- Narfuk
Go for it! In my experience, cars behave round recumbent trikes like they SHOULD behave around bicycles. If a car hasn't got room to safely pass me on my trike, they haven't got room to pass me on a bike (but when on a bike they squeeze past)
Around town, I try to pedal fast enough to not be a major nuisance (but take extra care when passing parked cars as a door opening in your face is likely to be uncomfortable) when out in the sticks, I will try and pull over to let cars pass, and on very narrow roads I will pull in to let traffic pass or allow oncoming traffic to get by.
I always wave to acknowledge courteous drivers and pleasingly that means I do an awful lot of waving.
Around town, I try to pedal fast enough to not be a major nuisance (but take extra care when passing parked cars as a door opening in your face is likely to be uncomfortable) when out in the sticks, I will try and pull over to let cars pass, and on very narrow roads I will pull in to let traffic pass or allow oncoming traffic to get by.
I always wave to acknowledge courteous drivers and pleasingly that means I do an awful lot of waving.
starhawk
Senior Member
- Location
- Bandhagen Sweden
My experience is that cars are very nice to trikers, sometimes it can even turn silly. Once I was on a cycling/pedestrian road heading for a crossing with a regular road. When I was around 10 meters from the crossing I got stuck with my front wheels behind a curb and my backwheel in a sand heap (roadwork was ongoing) but the cars on the road stopped at the crossing and patiently waited for me to get unstuck and cross.
