10 Tips For Safely E-Biking With Cars On The Road 

Even in America, these tips are relevant. Although here, you're more likely to encounter car drivers who lack the etiquette to share space with bicycles. Some cities are far better than others about having bike lanes available, and protecting those who use them.

Good video. I would add that having a rear view mirror is invaluable in traffic. Quiet cars often come up behind me and then gun it to pass me which could throw me off if I didn't see them ahead of time. I also ride with one finger on each brake handle to make it easier to stop quickly if I need to.

Love all the fantastic tips . I have been riding defensively like you have instructed for around 55 years , always keeping my attention up ahead of me and trying to stay a good distance from parked cars while looking at their brake lights and exhaust for clues as to when they might pull off . Seems that people in other countries are more aware and respectful of bikers in your videos compared to America . I imagine because their are more bikers in these countries than here where almost everyone thinks that they have to have a car or gas guzzling vehicle .

8:10 best advice imo, I only use one earbud at a time, specifically for biking. 14:43 also Based AF

Thing that sucks where I live in a suburban, hilly, north american city is that even with a class 3 ebike it's hard to keep up with traffic in a lot of places, even a lot of 25mph roads. People are often trying to go above 30, and if there's a hill you just aren't going fast enough for them to not desperately want to pass you. I pretty much stay to extremally low volume roads, and it feels like every time I deviate from that I have a bad experience. I am not suggesting that e-bikes should go faster, I think 28 is probably the most you can get away with without everyone on shared use paths wanting to ban e-bikes more than they already do. I wish we had safer roads cause it's hard to wholeheartedly recommend biking in my area to very many people

I have an ebike already, but salute to you Micah for being so kind to give them away to needy folks who couldn't otherwise afford them. You're a champ my man, thanks. Love your channel!

Great tips! One thing I learned from riding motorcycles is to make yourself as visible as possible. That means wearing high visibility clothing. I have a safety green vest that I wear while riding. See and be seen.

Great video, love your videos. Back and riding in my mid 70's after a 11 year off a bike. Recently just picked up a Lectric XP Trike. Good ideas here for even a small rural area.

Thanks for all the tips!! I have an Autistic stepson who is over weight and wants an ebike to lose weight, thanks for the opportunity and as always have a great day!!!

the amount of effort that went into making this video is through the roof! way to get the message through. safety! in an adventurous approach.

My wife Elisa and I both agree that your E bikes for Good giveaway is amazing. You are a special person for being part of this giveaway that will better someone's life. Thank you so much

Very nice information. I wish that more people use bikes insted of cars

Hi, some useful tips. As someone who's ridden bikes in london for 20 years a couple more. Never undertake a truck/lorry at a junction - you'll be in their blind spot, a large number of cyclist deaths here have been caused by trucks turning at junctions. Secondly keep an eye on the indicators of vehicles, I've seen other cyclists surprised by cars they're undertaking turning even though they've indicated properly.

The fear just keeps me away from public roads whenever possible. If a careless/bad driver hit me, he got minor scratches while I got mid-serious level injuries. It’s just not worth the risk unfortunately.

I am an uber eats delivery rider and I have rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. I ride a Rad City commuter bike and it's not quite fast enough to ride in the street. If traffic is slow, I can handle it but as soon as it's moving at the speed limit I ditch off the street for the sidewalk. Back when I was human, I rode a schwinn aluminum road bike and I used to be tough enough to keep up.

Over here in Ohio it's illegal to lane split. For anyone that didn't know over here. I'm getting my very first E-bike in a few days, and I'm so excited! Thanks for the tips!

This is the most important post you’ve ever made Mica, I just hope everyone hangs onto every word you’ve spoken, all so true. I wear a luminous band around my waist for extra visibility, but agree with your first rule: Stay off the road whenever possible! As well as calling out to make others aware, use a bell as much as possible too. Also, I would never ride a bike now without a fitted mirror. Regarding keeping up with the speed of traffic, try explaining that to the U.K. government, I’m sure you’ll be aware of our pathetic restrictions. Very interesting ride. Your transcript could be offered to your bike dealer contacts as a free booklet. Best wishes, Art

Cool to see you riding around Tel-Aviv! Have a safe trip!

Great tips. Just got an e-bike for commuting and will be riding in traffic more often, so these were helpful.

If only bike / Escooter rides in Tel Aviv will ride like this... You are the best biker in all of TLV! As you went under Migdal Shalom, you reminded me on a time years ago when I saw a motorcycle hit a car and go down because he wasn't paying attention (everyone was ok but it looked bad)

Have you considered using a rear view camera? I installed one on my bike over a year ago and the view is sharp and clear, it even has an infrared setting for night riding. I found that the view from my rear view mirror is too subject to vibration and the images are not clear. I also don't have to twist around to see who is coming.

I can't wait for your video on how to ride an EUC with traffic 😊😎👍

WOW! Great job! Excellent amazing tutorial and should be required viewing for all bike riders! THANK YOU!

WOW! such great tips :) yeah driving the car I am in the habit of using mirrors, BUT sure to LOOK to be sure as each has their blind spots, pros n cons, ect So using both when possible is best. #1 the advice is to look ahead - plan your path is super important ! both car, truck, Bike (all kinds) even walking or running that is great advice to look ahead & think about your path options (being ready for the unexpected) :o

Good video. Probably more suitable for young males who might otherwise be on a motorcycle than for the rest of us. Years of bike riding have made me conservative. Not only do I try to use bike paths, I'll avoid busy streets and iffy situations. I'll be very careful at dawn or dusk, when drivers may be blinded. Or in rainy weather.

In many areas lane splitting is definitely frowned upon. Most bicycle clubs will absolutely recommend against it, and not allow members to do it on club rides. This is because we get enough hate from car drivers as it is. We don't need even more reasons for them to complain and argue against bike infrastructure (even though more bike infrastructure would reduce the number of bikes in the road). Also, folks in other countries are far more used to there being lots of bikes and scooters on the roads. Here in the US, it is still relatively rare in a lot of areas.

In Pennsylvania you're limited to class 2 ebikes (20 mph). When I ride around downtown I often can keep up with traffic. More often though I'm riding on the side of the road with cars zipping by at 40 mph+. It's illegal to filter through traffic on my scooter but, since you're expected to ride to the right of traffic on a bike, I pass stopped traffic on my bike to the right until I reach the front. I'll pull into the lane of traffic at the front if there is a turning lane I don't want to block. I often have the experience off passing the same cars that zipped past me at each light....

Good point about holding your lane. Use your bell also

All very good tips. I currently follow many of them as well. 👍

I have another tip that is important to where I ride. I ride in a suburban area where people drive and ride on the right. I ride in the car lane for two reasons. The first reason is that cars push all of the debris outside the lane. Riding outside the lane means I have to deal with glass, screws and anything else that fell off a car as well has storm drains. The second reason, is that I can't swerve into the car lane but I can swerve out. If there is something in my path that I need to avoid, I can't swerve to the left into the car lane because there might be a car there but I can swerve to the right away from the car lane. If I am outside the car lane, I have no options for avoiding anything things in my path. Put another way, it is easier to give up room than to gain room.

Thanks, this was an amazing video with lots of great tips. Looking forward to your next video.

I really enjoy your videos. Those where great safety tips!

Appreciate that you clarified at the start of the video about lane splitting. All your video contents are very informative. Keep up the good work and good vibes.

Micah! Your videos rock! Great scenery, and great tips! Thank you!

Great safety tips and roadcraft lessons. Well done Micah!

Thank you Micah for the video and choosing Propella for the giveaway! 🙌🏼⚡

I love that style of bike colors for rims! It’s fabulous and nicer then most. Great tips

Micah. As always with great tips that can be followed around the world. Still with my Single Speed (no e-bike yet... too expensive for me... maybe someday) in Portugal and and I follow this channel for tips that can be used for every kind of bike and reviews on e-bikes. Keep the great work.

Hey, just want to say thanks for all you give the ebike community! You are appreciated.

Great video and a ebike would really help me get out and get moving again I was injured in 2004 and broke my back and have had 4 surgeries and 6mo later I was assaulted an lost my right eye so it's been a rough time and depression is a real thing. Hope I could be picked to win a bike. I never win anything. Keep up ur vids

My first tip would be to get a motorcycle helmet. Doesn't have to be a full face one either (I wear one of those 50's style half head ones). The padding in them and the thickness of the plastic shell is more substantial than on a regular bicycle helmet. Only problem is they make the top of your head sweat on hot days due to the lack of ventilation holes. I can live with that knowing that I have extra head protection though.

I am looking for an e-biike soon. These videos are helpful

love to add a mirror. helps a bunch... also love the not asking comment!

This does nothing for distracted drivers, which I see around here all the time. Even though there are laws re. texting and driving , lots of drivers do it anyway. Don't even keep their eyes on the road, but on their phones.

Great video! I teach riding skills in santa fe NM. Its a good little city to develop skills.. Having a teardrop rear view mirror is a very good idea. And a bell. USe it every 10 seconds.. I'd like to make some as well but need a second camera...

another safety tip to prevent being doored is if you have a signal device like a horn or a bell to use that to signal that also goes for when approaching people from behind so there are aware of you arriving. the inflating helmets are like airbags for the head.

Great tips. Thanks

Great tips thanks for this vid

Great tips!

I wished it was this simple in Germany… if you go to the front of a lane at a light, many car drivers will feel hurt… they’ll try to pass you as close as possible after the light…

Glad to see that works over there. Now if only it worked like it should in FL. Don't need to tell Micha that, I'm sure he knows. FL drivers oblivious and DGAF. I'm staying on the sidewalk.

Some drivers are completely dangerous though. I had a person in a newer civic (5pm and very light out) who was heading south as I was going north on a greenway street, perform a u-turn (to park on northbound of street) almost hit me as I was traveling about 15-18mph. I yelled; a profanity & “idiot!” in the moment. The drivers front bumper was literally 6” or so from nailing my left leg/knee. I have bright flashing red lights front/back. I think I’m going to upgrade to a bright fade low fade high headlight from now forward. In most situations you think a accident will occur in a intersection or from a side street/ driveway, but sometimes drivers just do stupid maneuvers that we can’t always plan for.

Good video on an important subject. I ride in the beach cities near Los Angles and have to ride with traffic fairly often. I got rid of my car a couple of years ago and the fast majority of my transport needs are handled on my ebike. Your's and other videos were influential in my making that decision. Thanks. Our bike lanes are getting better but many are just painted on busy streets. Slowly but surely they are moving car parking outside the bike lanes which provides some protection from the flow of traffic and also from getting doored since most cars only have one person in them. Im 77 yo so you wont find me dooing a lot of lane splitting both for my own safety and out of concern that I might scratch someone's Tesla and maybe get shot. You make a very brief reference to yellow vests. I almost always wear one, or a fluorescent yellow hoodie when its chilly. Does it work? Its hard to tell. It sort of like testing birth control pills where the desired end point is something not happening. I ran into a guy in Trander Joes who thought I was wearing it in solidarty with French strikers. My helmit was in my shopping cart so he did not realize I was a cyclist. Getting doored is a very real threat on streets with those painted on bike lanes. Avoiding getting doored is reallyl helped by having a mirror on the left side of my bike. I can monitor the traffic behind me and move over into the car lane when its empty. I can do this without taking my eyes off the parked cars. Saying "on your left" is very ineffective. A high pitched bell is much easier to hear. I dowloaded an app to test my hearing so dont think that "on your left" does not work on me because Im 77 yo. My hearing is fine. Its hard to hear someone speaking from behind and it takes a tiny fraction of a second to process the spoken words. The sound of a bell does not require any processing time. Right turners are also a pretty big threat. Many drivers dont look in the direction their car is headed when turning right on red. They are looking to their left to see if anyone is coming and start their turn without seeing if anyone is in crosswalk they are driving through. I wont move in front of a right turning car unless I have eyecontact with the driver.

I find lifting off the saddle even a small amount to put more weight on the pedals makes it easier to make quick and tight maneuvers through traffic or to dodge road debris or potholes.

Congrats Eric! 🎉

Lot of great tips. As for safety gear all my helmets have visors to protect my eyes (even though I wear glasses) and I used fingerless gloves to protect my hands in case I go down. Oh and my favorite color to wear when riding is Neon Yellow ;-). Keep up the good work, and may I as if you could do something on the EV culture there in Tel Aviv? Watching your video I saw other e-bikers and scooter riders in the background, are one wheels or electric unicycles popular as well?

Great instructional video. Lots of handy tips. What i'd like to know is how you managed to shoot this video. Also, it would be good if you had covered riding at night. See and be seen is my moto.

Thank you for the advice just wondering how you get such amazing camera angles and cuts while your riding

Can you make a video about hub motor vs mid drive motor for ebikes?

11 Tips. Tip number one, avoiding biking with traffic at all costs, but if you have to, then watch the other 10 tips.

New to your channel. First video about ebike scams. Of course gave you a like and subscribe. This second video once again proves how great a teacher you are! Great job.

Man, I hope you're safe from the war

Lane splitting is illegal here... I solved the problem with 2 folders that fit in my car so my wife and I can safely ride parks and trails w/o getting run over by Semi trucks and 5:00 traffic

oh wow tel aviv looks really nice also great job with the video

Lane splitting is not only a bad idea it is dangerous! I can not even count how many people I know personally that have sustained in some cases life-threatening injuries because of accidents precipitated by lane splitting!!!!! Even though it is allowed, I believe it should be illegal!

Hi Micah, i have a request, an e bike build from strart to finish using you Vruzend V4 battery system, would love to see that and thank you

Oh yea, ebike SCHOOL ❤

nice video thanks

I'm surprised that you don't have a rear view mirror. I wouldn't ride without one now that I have one.

That was tipalicious!

Fun in the sun while on the run

That video shows exactly how to break every cyclist rules of my local area. I also guess every cyclist in the area has watched this video...

How about using bright colors and a mirror!

Lectric just announced a break recall for some of the XP3

I noticed you didn't use lights. I always put my lights on even in daylight. Ebike lights are basically to see you anyway and for night I use auxiliary lights. Not the biggest thing, but becomes a habit when done as routine.

I got caught in traffic yesterday and was glad that I could hike the speed up to 25 easily.

Radar! Wouldn't ride without it.

I'd also like to add that I never ever ride without safety glasses. I have cases of amber shades and black shades as well.

Here in the US we have freeways with like 10' shoulders that make for nice riding. However off ramps can be a little difficult to judge. If the traffic is too tight it is often safer to take the off ramp and connect to the up coming on ramp (assuming there is one). That and safety glasses will give you a great place to hang a glasses mounted mirror for much improved rear vision.

I won! Don't pick me again but thank you I will enjoy your book. Keep up the great videos, really enjoy them.

Is the video course with the ebook an option still? I want to learn how to build e-bikes,, but I want more like a online class

Some type of glasses are great for riding safety

Id like to ask you some 21700 and 18650 questions specifically the Lego company name used in the construction of ebike batteries your also associated with.

nice!

Good tips. I’d also mention “distracted driving”. Don’t make videos whilst cycling - for example! 😅

4:47 Potentially you could've done a hook turn here instead, depending on the intersection.

Very helpful video. I agree with you about faster bikes being safer because they can keep up with the traffic. I would try to avoid lane splitting though. Also drivers in Orlando tend to be huge jerks about sharing the road.

I looked it up and lane splitting is only legal in California...and they really only talk about motorcycles. I've been trying to ride my bike more often, and when things are narrow it totally helps to become a vehicle in traffic. I don't have an ebike, so I can't really match the speed of traffic, but I'll trying to take more indirect routes away from the main busier roads when possible.

Might sound dumb but i'm just curious. How are you recording the front of yourself while on the bike?

How did you film this video with you on the bike?

No eye protection?!?! Geez. Safety Glasses are cheap and totally effective. IMHO

I love your Show I am thinking of getting a E Bike

an ebike would help me break thru my depression, i need to get out more but biking hurts my left knee, well ill keep my fingers and toes crossed 🙏 🙏

I currently live in China and the traffic is very similar here I'm in the market for E scooters

Is it legal in Israel to ride you bike through an intersection? I see many videos on RU-vid where American (e) bike riders ride through the intersection instead of getting off of it to walk it across using the cross walks. That being the safest and legal way to do it. Then mount their (e) bikes to continue their journey.

Looks like Israel is cool! Been there 8 years ago!

Many bike lanes in downtown city area are not safer and have very complex rules that are stupid. Sometimes better to ride with traffic.

Wear a camera - preferably dual to catch those drivers who close pass you.

WHERE IS YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR???????????????????? NO WAY WILL I RIDE IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT A REAR VIEW MIRROR.

You need mirrors!