Cyclists have to be willing to accept these duties if they want to take advantage of the rights. They need to stop at stop signs and red lights. One of the biggest hazards to cyclists on the roads is motorists with negative attitudes toward bikes. One of the most egregious causes of these negative attitudes is cyclists running red lights. Cyclists must act like traffic if the y expect to be treated like traffic.
Safe cycling means obeying the rules of the road.
It also means communicating with drivers through eye contact and hand signals. Putting out a hand to signal a turn or a lane change makes a cyclist more predictable and easier for drivers to deal with. Cyclist should ride on the right-hand side of the lane when a lane is wide enough to accommodate a bike and car together. This is often the case on streets that have street parking, like Park Avenue. Car doors opening into the street are one of the leading causes of bicycle accidents.