Originally Posted by
.baker
brushed? no way!
this is hard to believe. ive never been hit but if they impact you from behind i dont see how you can stay upright everytime.
maybe you should be more assertive instead of hugging the gutter.
It's not THAT hard. It's not like they come up and broadside my hip or whatnot. Drivers have the same problem as cyclists: they can't drive in a straight line. They pass close,
real close, and I've had a mirror tap me now and then. I had a bus FORCE Me into the gutter though, wound up riding 3 inches from the curb coasting with my hand trailing along the side to help keep me straight.
That was riding down a main interstate route (not an expressway).