Veering while crossing may lead you into which types of traffic?

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Veering while crossing may lead you into which types of traffic?

Veering while crossing puts you into the flow of motor vehicle traffic rather than staying on a safe crossing path. If you drift, you can end up in perpendicular traffic coming from the street you’re crossing, or in parallel traffic traveling along the road in the adjacent lanes. Staying straight across and double-checking for vehicles before stepping into the roadway helps prevent entering either type of traffic. Pedestrian-only zones have no motor vehicles, and “no traffic” isn’t a realistic scenario; bicycles are just one category of traffic among many, not the only risk.

Veering while crossing puts you into the flow of motor vehicle traffic rather than staying on a safe crossing path. If you drift, you can end up in perpendicular traffic coming from the street you’re crossing, or in parallel traffic traveling along the road in the adjacent lanes. Staying straight across and double-checking for vehicles before stepping into the roadway helps prevent entering either type of traffic. Pedestrian-only zones have no motor vehicles, and “no traffic” isn’t a realistic scenario; bicycles are just one category of traffic among many, not the only risk.

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