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Its a wide trail/fire road and to me common sense says keep left like you would on the road. I think this is the best way to avoid confusion and head on crashes with other night riders, you can probably guess this follows a near miss with another rider.
Agree/ disagree? discuss?
I zigzag......just me
Sounds reasonable!
I weave drunkenly.
I pick a side at random, being heavier than average whoever I hit will probably come off worse.
Surely if you've both got lights..?
I always ride on the dark side 😈
Surely if you've both got lights..?
Well yes, but if its a sweeping bend, then before you know it you're on top of each other, especially at the speeds i'm moving at 😉
left is safest
Anywhere, finding the nicest line. However if there is an oncoming or overtaking rider I move left, expect the other to do so moan like F if they don't. 😆
The side with the least puddles
If I see lights up the trail I usually pull over, switch mine off and make werewolf noises.
What's a werewolf noise?
It's not the road so you can't expect people to automatically stay left, especially if there's a better line. Having said that I prob would stick left if practical. It's not a big deal is it.
Ee, I remember when we never used to see anyone else on night rides...
What's a werewolf noise?
You'll know when you hear it
What's a werewolf noise?
Usually the last thing you ever hear.
Much more importantly, when riding towards another cyclist at night:
[b]DIP YOUR BLIMMIN LIGHTS![/b]
I don't need 10,000lumen seared into the back of my eyeball thanks.
If I can't look at you then I can't tell [i]where[/i] you are on the trail.
You have to remember that not everyone drives. What's logical to you is not logical to everyone else. And besides, it's a trail. I'd probably cycle on the left under most circumstances, but I think it's reasonable not to, and sometimes I don't. In fact it's be fairly reasonable to wheelie right up the centre....it's pretty bloody hard to crash into someone on a fire road, unless you're really trying.
I would say slowing down is far more important than staying left.
No particular side if someone's coming the other way I move over
yep it was tuesday, namby pamby fair weather cyclists 😉Ee, I remember when we never used to see anyone else on night rides...
I'll be on which ever side of the trail is the better line, if I see someone coming towards me on the same line I'll go left if possible. It might not be in the big book of countryside rules but it's "normal" for the rest of the driving* population. Does feel weird when someone goes right especially when they were originally on the left and it's a completely featureless trail (ie pancake flat).
*most of the adult population shirley? infact they are cyclists, so presumably they occasionally have to ride on the road at somepoint and know about the left hand side rule
Left is the default isn't it? Driver or not. If there's a line then obviously that's out the window but if it's fire road I'd always go to the left.