It was definitely an awkward sensation - not at all uncomfortable or unmanageable, but it did require some additional spatial awareness.
My girlfriend lives right near downtown here in Portland and the school is about 130 blocks out in a more casual residential environment. So, getting out of the hectic traffic was sketchy. People were giving me a huge berth and making awful faces. I did hit a few mirrors of cars parked on the side of the road, but nothing moving.
The decision was made to find a much less populated by-way and go by that route. Much improved.
By the way, some definitely interesting stuff out there folks.