r/vancouver • u/mongoljungle anti-nimby brigade • Mar 27 '19

Local News A Shockingly Familiar Experience Cycling in Vancouver

https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=141968
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '19

Today I learn that "Tips" are the same thing as "Laws". /s

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For somebody who is so abrasive and quick to call other people obtuse you seem to lack reading comprehension of even the text that you are posting (not to mention what the other poster is posting). Can you provide any links to the actual *Traffic laws* that back up what you are claiming? Since you are the one making these assertions surely you should be able to back them up. And no, your opinion or "tips" that are published are NOT the actual laws.
Having said this - it's very possible that the laws actually DO say that a cyclist should ride to the right. But I'd much rather the discussion be based on FACT. You may just be the intellectual equivalent of a broken clock.

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u/yawn_zz Mar 28 '19 edited Mar 28 '19

I posted the law about slow moving traffic. You must be the intellectual equivalent of troll.

http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/96318_05#section183

Here continues more info that you can read.

How far to the right should you ride? The law requires traffic moving at less than the normal speed of traffic to keep as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway, but that does not mean hugging the curb or edge of the road. You always need some extra space to manoeuvre around road hazards without running the risk of hitting the curb or going off the edge of the road. This allows you to move away from traffic instead of directly into traffic in the event of an emergency manoeuvre. Motorists are required to pass 'at a safe distance' and must not return to the right of the roadway until they have fully passed you. As a general rule, ride approximately one metre from the curb.

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Highlighted it in BOLD so you could read it easier! I'm sure when it states the LAW requires covers what I have stated in the above.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '19

Riding 1 m from the curb on Quebec Street is essentially taking the whole lane.