Claim Your Lane

• Drivers will pretend you're not there if they can pass you in the same lane.

• “Dooring” is when a vehicle occupant opens up a car door in a bicyclist's path

• Avoidable if you don't ride in the “door zone”

• Don't let cars pass you in the same lane if it's not safe – ride near the middle of the lane. If they see you they won't hit you.

• NY State and NY City laws both allow cyclists to claim a lane when needed.