Do you have to get off the bike when you ride a bike path across the road?
Does a cyclist have a duty to get off the bike when it crosses an intersection with traffic lights?
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If a cycle path also leads through the intersection, then the cyclist can pass through it. However, he should not forget to slow down and make sure that there is no car nearby that may not give way to him. However, if there is no designated bicycle path at the crossing, you should get off the vehicle and drive it through the crossing.
As the bike path leads across the road, you don't have to leave the bike. When you drive a car and see such a path, be careful, I have often hit a cyclist, they do not care at all and do not look at how far you are from the lanes and at what speed you ride.
Yes, as there is no path, you always have to go down. I once witnessed the police stop a guy who ran over a green zebra and there was no path. But I also saw a lot of "rally drivers" in Krakow who pass so fast that you can hardly see them. 😀 It is not the safest solution.
I, being rarely a cyclist, rather a pedestrian, do not trust the people who cycle around the city. The worst thing is at a crowded intersection, a lot of people are waiting for the light, and on the green everyone rushes at each other and suddenly some crazy cyclist pushes through the center. ; /
It is not necessary to get off the bike on the bike path. If the cyclist is cycling through the pedestrian lanes, then the cyclist must get off the bicycle. If it is a designated cycle path, it is not necessary.
If it is a bicycle path all the time that passes the pedestrian crossing, the cyclist does not have to get off the bicycle. However, he should exercise caution and should adhere to the principle of limited trust towards car drivers. The rider may not notice the cyclist, nor should the cyclist suddenly enter the road.
It doesn't come off bicycle. And the drivers, as a rule, are very polite and stop. I also stop when I see a cyclist approaching the path.
