DRIVING SAFELY NEAR BICYCLISTS

While increased bicycle traffic can reduce carbon emissions, it can also increase your stress levels. We at Gordon Chevrolet want everyone to drive safely. Fortunately, just a few actions can make sharing the road with bicyclists a more enjoyable experience. When you’re behind the wheel, you always need to be alert. When you’re focused, you’re more likely to notice bicyclists and safely steer your car away from them. Safety can be easy to overlook while driving, but you need to remain at least three feet from bicyclists and look twice before making turns. As is the case with pedestrians, bicyclists always have the right of way. Therefore, you need to defer to them and allow them to ride using the entire lane if it’s too narrow for both of your vehicles. Stay focused, go slowly, and test drive safely on Garden City, MI streets.