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Old 10-31-08, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by bhop
Some people think they're safer that way because they can see the cars coming. My friend told me this, and it blew me away. He doesn't ride, but said if he did, he'd ride facing cars so he could see them coming. I schooled him on how suicidal that is and think I made him understand, but the fact is he just has zero experience with bicycles and just didn't know.
I know that in some countries, such as Kenya, the rule is to ride the bike against motor traffic. The reasoning might be that at least you can see the guy who's going to hit you, instead of getting hit from the back when you ride parallel to traffic. It's saying: Be a man, take it on the chin. Maybe it is Darwinism at work, natural selection, survival of the fittest, etc.

I've seen cops pulls over wrong way guys/gals in the back roads by my workplace. Unfortunately it's always the poorer members of our society, and I know they don't have the funds to pay the fines, so it's a waste of taxpayer money.
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