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Day: August 23, 2010

  • Getting More Clearance While Bicycling

    Some cyclists complain that motorists don’t give them enough room while passing. That’s less of a problem for recumbent bikes, but this gets me a lot more clearance:

    Bike trailer with propane tank
    Bike trailer with propane tank

    There’s one section of very nice and totally gratuitous 6-lane highway (NY Route 55 near the NYS DOT Region 8 HQ; I think they’re just showing off) where drivers normally edge over to the left side of the right-hand lane where I’m riding. With a 20-lb propane tank lashed to my bike trailer, most folks have no trouble whatsoever with a double lane change into the far left lane…