CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
I agree with the need for defensive riding, a significant part of which is being aware of who cannot see us (as well as the people who could but may not), but the van scenario is the same on a two-wheeler - we just need to be riding towards the centre line and ready to stop, as you say.
I've had my trike for 11 months now, and I can honestly say that I've only found a single scenario where I would say I'm more at risk than on a two-wheeler, and that's in car-parks where you have cars reversing. In that situation, we can be totally invisible, which is the main reason I have a flag[1] and am extremely cautious in car-parks.
Ben
[1] The other one being it stops people asking 'Where's your flag?'
as if it were some legal requirement for a trike
I've had my trike for 11 months now, and I can honestly say that I've only found a single scenario where I would say I'm more at risk than on a two-wheeler, and that's in car-parks where you have cars reversing. In that situation, we can be totally invisible, which is the main reason I have a flag[1] and am extremely cautious in car-parks.
Ben
[1] The other one being it stops people asking 'Where's your flag?'
as if it were some legal requirement for a trike