[Re: BIKE: Cycle commuting race]

[Jeff Thorne]

[Regarding the reported Auckland traffic race dealio]
Patrick Goetz <pgoetz> wrote:
     '. . .  A bicyclist, on the other hand, can almost
always scoot to the front of the line  . . .  it is not necessarily the case
that a bicyclist must break traffic laws in order to beat a motor vehicle in
an urban environment.'

Point taken, of course, but I'd add that scooting one's bike to the front of
the line is very likely breaking a traffic law, or at least is not likely a
safe riding habit.

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