Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
If you have a choice, put yours in the outer rack. It feels rude, because this makes it more difficult for the next cyclist to get to the inner rack ... but the driver will love you for it. As one told me one night, they aren't used to driving with the rack down, and having a bike on the end helps them know how close they should stop behind other vehicles.
That's actually the rule here- if your bike is the first one on, then you have to use the outer position.