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The Oregon DMV manual <\/a>has a 900 word section on bicycling safety, and writes frequently about the motorist in relation to other traffic; bicycles, pedestrians, motorcycles, children.<\/p>\n Repeatedly, the Oregon<\/a> manual emphasizes the message to use caution for bicyclists.<\/p>\n This specific phrase appears several times, “Be especially alert for bicycles and motorcycles as they are narrower than most other vehicles and can\u2019t be easily seen.”<\/p>\n Bicycle safety has its own section, titled “Sharing the Road,” which details best practices for multimodal transportation<\/a>.<\/p>\n In it are listed five, very specific examples of errors that cause people to strike a bicyclist:<\/p>\n “We would also like to amend and add improvements to the DMV Bicycle Safety webpage,” Gilbert<\/a> said. “The Virginia DMV<\/a> has a unique power: that of educating every single driver<\/a> to be in the state.”<\/p>\n “…Bicyclists are bound by nearly identical laws, and many people who drive also bicycle,” Gilbert<\/a> said. “Therefore, additional information in either the Virginia Driving Manual itself, or another medium, would be extremely beneficial.”<\/p>\n I gained the perspective of a cyclist<\/a> through commuting, and in turn became a more conscious motorist. Yet, a majority of people claim that they don\u2019t want to try bicycling or commuting because of the danger they feel on the road\u2014a Catch 22.<\/p>\n\n