Originally Posted by Mr. Beanz

Many riders disagre with my style of protecting myself. I pay attention to cars approaching from behind. If I see I am about to end up in a pinch point, I'll slow down or speed up to avoid the sitration. Of course this is tough with heavy traffic but still works. The riders that disagree with me are theytpes that believe, I'm a cyclist, I have my rights. That's cool but doesn't matter once you're in a wheelchair. I'd rather lose a pedal stoke on my championshp timetrial effort than get hit.

What I also do (and this is why I won't ride with earphones) is I time the car approaching from behind by sound. Just as it arrives, I swerve about 6 inches to my right. If someone was about to hit me with their mirror. I just removed myself from the danger zone. I'm sure some riders will think it's crazy, but hey, I rarely ae close calls on the road. I do this after observing too many cars on my local roads hugging the line of the bike lane and shoulder.