Road position quandary

[s44678]

I come across a number of these situations on my usual riding route, and I'm never really sure how to play it.

Approaching a right hand bend (at speed), and there is a concealed entrance on the left just before the corner.

Normally I would be taking the red line through the corner but I know I should be making myself more visible to anything potentially coming out of that side road, so it feels wrong to be hugging the left with that entrance there.

Do you sacrifice corner line for visibility? Or vice-versa?

Or is there nothing really you can do and just slow right down and take a central line through (i.e. equidistant from both dangers) and just accept the interruption to your rhythm?


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[Noxious89123]

There's also really no need for taking a racing line whilst on the road.

You'll get the most visibility going round a bend, by sitting on the outside of the bend, but this puts you close to the kurb. I'd rather have a bit of run-off, just incase you have to avoid something or if things go tits up.

A fast line would take you from the outsideof the bend, to the apex and back out again. The problem with this is that by clipping the apex, you could hit someone coming the other way, that is on the very outside of their lane, trying to see around the corner!

I always try to stick as much to the middle of my lane as possible, unless there is something that requires me to move.

With that bend you showed there, I'd probably sit just right of the centre as i approach the junction, and move back into the middle as i pass it (and the danger) and then sit slightly off to the left around the bend, giving you a good view through the bend. That is atleast, te ideal. In practise, I'm always too close to the dotted line. It's easier to suddenly change direction and run wider, than it is to suddenly tighten it up!
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[The Artist]

That looks like the sort of line you would take on a track. No need and dangerous.

It is on your own interest to make yourself visible to oncoming traffic.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

I'd take each hazard in order in this case, so i'd sacrifice my position for the corner because of the junction. which would mean i'd be going alot slower.

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