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Public Service Announcement 1 -- The Deadly Right Turn
The deadly right turn kills and injures more bikers than any other misadventure
on the road. Sharing The Road means developing a sense of caution and
cooperation that leads to a fluid peaceful coexistence of bikes and autos. The
message in this 60 second PSA can be summarized simply: Signal, Clear Back,
Turn Right, ShareTheRoad.
Biker: Doug Morgan
Driver / Distraught Woman: Katti V.
Still Photographer: Robert Valenton
Video / Editor / Music : LA Yarbrough
PSA1 is the first in a series of five PSAs produced as the ShareTheRoad
Productions PSA Campaign. The video may be posted (unaltered) to any web
site or used for any educational purpose. Contact us for broadcast quality digital
files.
Time: 1:00 File Size: 4.1 MB (See comments below)
Got Comments?
The deadly right turn kills and injures more bikers than any other misadventure
on the road. Sharing The Road means developing a sense of caution and
cooperation that leads to a fluid peaceful coexistence of bikes and autos. The
message in this 60 second PSA can be summarized simply: Signal, Clear Back,
Turn Right, ShareTheRoad.
Biker: Doug Morgan
Driver / Distraught Woman: Katti V.
Still Photographer: Robert Valenton
Video / Editor / Music : LA Yarbrough
PSA1 is the first in a series of five PSAs produced as the ShareTheRoad
Productions PSA Campaign. The video may be posted (unaltered) to any web
site or used for any educational purpose. Contact us for broadcast quality digital
files.
Time: 1:00 File Size: 4.1 MB (See comments below)
Got Comments?
After a full day of shooting (let's try it again...) the Crew shares their motivation.
Time: 2:49 File Size: 10.6 MB
Time: 2:49 File Size: 10.6 MB
Comments from Viewers:
Very effective video. One concern on the right turn video is that you do not instruct cyclists to avoid the
situation. Cyclists should stay out of shoulders and move towards the center of the lane when approaching an
intersection or anywhere that a motorist right turn is likely. Cyclists should look back (scan) before changing lane
position.
Fred Oswald, League Cycling Instructor #947
see www.geocities.com/fredoswald/ for more information, including Powerpoint slideshows.
((This is an excellent site for bike safety info))
*****
I like what you are trying to do for cycling, but your video sends the wrong message in that it perpetuates that idea
that cyclists should drive to the right of motorists at driveways and intersections.... My point is that the techniques
you are developing can be used to better effect to teach cyclist to drive safely, AND to teach motorists to
recognize good lane positioning. Unfortunately your right hook video is training motorists to both expect bad
cycling and compensate for it, rather than showing the public good motoring and good cycling.
In your video, the cyclist should have merged into the travel lane before the shoulder disappeared, AND the
motorist should have merged to the right, either safely ahead of the cyclist or safely behind depending on
circumstances, before making the turn. Even if the motorist was found legally at fault (though the cyclist was also
negligent), the cyclist
shouldn't encourage hook turns. We train cyclists NOT to attempt the maneuver shown in the video, namely
passing a slowing car on the right at an intersection or driveway.
Dan Gutierrez
Aerospace Cycling Club, Founder and Current President
Long Beach Cyclists, Technical Advisory Committee Chair
CA Assoc. of Bicycling Organizations (CABO), District 7 Director
League of American Bicyclists (LAB), Certified Instructor, LCI #962
*****
((Thanks Fred and Dan! A "Biker Warning" text message has been added to the video))
*****
Whereas the previous comments are correct about the right hook, collisions still occur. I was run off the road by a
motorist that was turning right, into a driveway. I was in a well marked class II bike lane next to the vehicle. The
vehicle didn't signal, spontaneously crossing my path. Yes, maybe the vehicle should have merged closer to the
curb, but I was right where I should be.
Sincerely,
Brian Acord
Arcata, Humboldt County, Calif.
Green Wheels (www.green-wheels.org)
Bigfoot Bicycle Club (www.bigfootbicycle.org)
Hum. Bay Bicycle Commuters Assoc. (www.humbike.org)
Very effective video. One concern on the right turn video is that you do not instruct cyclists to avoid the
situation. Cyclists should stay out of shoulders and move towards the center of the lane when approaching an
intersection or anywhere that a motorist right turn is likely. Cyclists should look back (scan) before changing lane
position.
Fred Oswald, League Cycling Instructor #947
see www.geocities.com/fredoswald/ for more information, including Powerpoint slideshows.
((This is an excellent site for bike safety info))
*****
I like what you are trying to do for cycling, but your video sends the wrong message in that it perpetuates that idea
that cyclists should drive to the right of motorists at driveways and intersections.... My point is that the techniques
you are developing can be used to better effect to teach cyclist to drive safely, AND to teach motorists to
recognize good lane positioning. Unfortunately your right hook video is training motorists to both expect bad
cycling and compensate for it, rather than showing the public good motoring and good cycling.
In your video, the cyclist should have merged into the travel lane before the shoulder disappeared, AND the
motorist should have merged to the right, either safely ahead of the cyclist or safely behind depending on
circumstances, before making the turn. Even if the motorist was found legally at fault (though the cyclist was also
negligent), the cyclist
shouldn't encourage hook turns. We train cyclists NOT to attempt the maneuver shown in the video, namely
passing a slowing car on the right at an intersection or driveway.
Dan Gutierrez
Aerospace Cycling Club, Founder and Current President
Long Beach Cyclists, Technical Advisory Committee Chair
CA Assoc. of Bicycling Organizations (CABO), District 7 Director
League of American Bicyclists (LAB), Certified Instructor, LCI #962
*****
((Thanks Fred and Dan! A "Biker Warning" text message has been added to the video))
*****
Whereas the previous comments are correct about the right hook, collisions still occur. I was run off the road by a
motorist that was turning right, into a driveway. I was in a well marked class II bike lane next to the vehicle. The
vehicle didn't signal, spontaneously crossing my path. Yes, maybe the vehicle should have merged closer to the
curb, but I was right where I should be.
Sincerely,
Brian Acord
Arcata, Humboldt County, Calif.
Green Wheels (www.green-wheels.org)
Bigfoot Bicycle Club (www.bigfootbicycle.org)
Hum. Bay Bicycle Commuters Assoc. (www.humbike.org)
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