Originally Posted by
mrdelprete
So a cop friend of mine actually told me he rides against traffic, and I should too. He said riding
with traffic is too dangerous...... I always thought the opposite, and the other 4 people I see on my morning commute all ride against. (I am not in an urban area, and the main road I go on is a 35mph crowded highway through town in NJ called Rt. 9) Opinions?
Your cop friend is about as wrong as it's possible to get. Another case of something that seems safe being incredibly unsafe. One look at cycling casualty statistics shows that cycling against traffic is about the single most dangerous thing a cyclist can do.