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Vehicular cycling (also known as bicycle driving) is the practice of riding bicycles on roads in a manner that is in accordance with the principles for driving in traffic. The phrase ''vehicular cycling'' was coined by John Forester in the 1970s to characterize the style of cycling utilized in his native country, the United Kingdom, in contrast to the deferential-to-cars style of cycling and practices that he found to be typical in the United States. In his book ''Effective Cycling'', Forester contends that "Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles". ==Technique== A vehicular cyclist is a cyclist who generally travels within the roadway in accordance with the basic vehicular rules of the road that are shared by all drivers and adhering to traffic controls. Vehicular cyclists, Forester advises, should feel and act like vehicle drivers, albeit the drivers of narrow and relatively low-powered vehicles. In ''Effective Cycling'', Forester introduces what he calls "the five basic principles of cycling in traffic". * Ride on the road, with the direction of traffic. * Yield to crossing traffic at junctions with larger roads. * Yield to traffic in any lane you are moving to, or when you are moving laterally on the road. * Position yourself appropriately at junctions when turning — near the curb when turning off the road on the side you are travelling on, near the center line when turning across the other side of the road, and in the center when continuing straight on. * Ride in a part of the road appropriate to your speed; typically, faster traffic is near the center line. Vehicular cycling theory specifies the position, motion and behavior of cyclists, and sets out several techniques for them to use. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vehicular cycling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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