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must yield the right of way. <br /> 2. Space on the road - On streets without bike lanes, bicyclists may need <br /> to take up a full lane of traffic to insure their safety if the lane is <br /> narrow. Sometimes motorists do not understand the reason and become <br /> frustrated that they cannot pass. <br /> Some motorists wish cyclists would ride on sidewalks. Many <br /> pedestrians would prefer that cyclists be banned from the sidewalk. <br /> 30 % of the 1992 bicycle accident reports received from the police <br /> indicate that the cyclist was riding on the sidewalk (a good reason to <br /> for bicyclists to not use sidewalks). <br /> 3. Frustrations -Very often cyclists become frustrated with motorist <br /> actions because those actions can be life-threatening to the cyclist. <br /> Motorists become frustrated because they don't understand why the <br /> cyclist is doing something (maybe it is flagrant disregard for the laws, <br /> but maybe it's because there is a road hazard for them that the motorist <br /> can't see). <br /> The Drivers Manual has a section on bicycles which attempts to explain <br /> why cyclists do some of the things they do and how to accommodate <br /> those actions. <br /> C. Why aren't we more like the Netherlands? <br /> 1. Both motorists and cyclists in the Netherlands are very skilled in <br /> dealing with each other. Unlike the Netherlands, where cycling has <br /> remained an important method of travel, our motorists did not grow up <br /> with bicycles on the road and we must relearn how to bicycle like <br /> vehicle operators and how to operate our cars around bicycles. <br /> Motorists in the Netherlands receive serious repercussions if they cause <br /> an accident with a bicyclist. <br /> 2. Bicyclists are generally not taught how to safely operate their bicycle <br /> on the road. Parents may not have the experience and schools do not <br /> provide that service. Bicyclists are the only road users not required to <br /> pass a knowledge and skills test before using the road. <br /> D. Bicycle amenities sometimes mean inconveniences to motorists <br /> 1. Sometimes when we add bicycle lanes to existing streets, we must <br /> narrow travel lanes or remove parking (for example, the shared <br /> bike/auto lanes noted in Section I, A4). <br /> 2. Woonerf treatments like in the West University Neighborhood and <br /> <br /> i <br /> II <br /> <br />