http://vehicular-cycling.com Your guide to road cycling and cycling accessories... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:54:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here are a few videos on vehicular cycling that show the proper way to "ride the road": Vehicular Cycling - Example 1 Vehicular Cycling - Example 2 Vehicular Cycling - Lane Changes http://vehicular-cycling.com/vehicular-cycling-videos/ 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 ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/vehicular-cycling-advocates/ 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 ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/vehicular-cycling-education/ 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 ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/vehicular-cycling-alternatives/ 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 ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/common-misconceptions/ 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 ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/vehicular-cycling-attitude/ A vehicular cyclist is a cyclist who generally travels within the roadway in accordance with the basic vehicular rules of the road that are shared by all drivers, and the most effective cycling practices. Primarily, this means: Traveling on the same side of the road as other traffic traveling in the ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/practices-techniques-and-skills/ The origins of riding in accordance to vehicular rules of the road go back to the 19th century when bicycles were invented and began sharing the roads with other vehicles, such as wagons and buggies. John Forester's book, Effective Cycling, is generally considered the primary modern reference work about vehicular cycling. ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/origins-of-vehicular-cycling/ John Forester, a cycling transportation engineer, has written that the principle of vehicular cycling is: "Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles". This is coherent with the dictionary definition of bicycle: "a vehicle with ... pedals by which it is propelled ...". Jeffrey A. Hiles, ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/principle/ Vehicular cycling, or road cycling, is the practice of driving bicycles on roads in a manner that is visible, predictable, and in accordance with the principles for driving a vehicle in traffic. Under the international Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968), a bicycle (or "cycle", as referenced by the convention) ... http://vehicular-cycling.com/vehicular-cycling/