Advocates of vehicular cycling—such as John Forester, John Franklin and John S. Allen—argue that cycling in accordance to the vehicular rules of the road is the safest and most effective means to use a bicycle for transportation.
Some VC advocates contend that cyclists should only ride vehicularly, believing that non-vehicular cycling is not only less safe, […]

In addition to reading about vehicular cycling in textbooks, a cyclist can participate in training courses offered by organizations such as the League of American Bicyclists and the Canadian Cycling Association.
Another source for education regarding the basics of vehicular cycling is John S. Allen’s pamphlet, Bicycling Street Smarts, available for free on his website (http://www.johnforester.com/).

An alternative to vehicular cycling is pedestrian bicycling, or bicycling according to the pedestrian rules of the road. Pedestrian bicycling often means riding on sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and other pedestrian facilities. In those jurisdictions where such behavior is illegal, the cyclist may be held liable for any personal injuries or property damage that results. There […]

There is considerable confusion expressed about the meaning of vehicular cycling. Among these, are:
“VC is cycling as if you’re a car”
VC has been imprecisely described as “cycling as if you’re a car”. Operators of horses, and buggies, tractor trailers, motor vehicles, and bicycles share the same basic rules of the road for drivers, so a […]

If a cyclist does not act like a vehicle driver, they are unlikely to be treated like one by other road users. Acting as a driver is easier when the cyclist believes that:

they have the same right as anyone else to travel
it is not wrong of them to assert that right
their right will be respected […]