AUSTIN, TX
Austin-area cyclist Robert Foster already knows to ride defensively. The rider told Fox 7 Austin that he already assumes every car is dangerous and gives them a wide berth.
But even the best defensive riding tactics wouldn’t keep a cyclist safe in the scenario he said he’s witnessed several times: a driverless vehicle swerving into the bike lane when making a left hand turn.
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“Crazy that they are testing these in the neighborhoods with the most walkers and bikers,” Foster wrote on Twitter. All of the incidents of the self-driving cars in bike lanes occurred in the West Campus area of Austin. READ THE FULL STORY HERE:
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