Seattle Department of Transportation data identifies the block of Dick’s Drive-In (111 NE 45th St) as 2010′s most hazardous intersection for bicyclists, reports seattlepi.com. Four collisions involving bicycles happened at this site last year, and six over the last three years. Fortunately, none were fatal.
Listen up ya’ll:
If you are headed east on 45th(downhill) you are probably going at least 20mph and up to 35mph. As a cyclist, you have every right to take the entire lane if you are going at or near the speed limit. I know there is a bike lane but it doesn’t always mean that you stay there. Take the lane when it is appropriate! You will get more respect from the drivers of cars that are considering turning left in front of you. Cars that want to pass you from behind will have to reconsider that notion because at that moment, you are presenting yourself as a car. Not a teeny tiny cyclist hugging the doors of parked cars.
thebeautifulbike 