Originally Posted by
SweetNightmare
How did you get over whatever fear of streets you may have had?
1. Get a good mirror.
2. Learn good street riding skills.
Read this book.
3. Work into it slowly, discovering your personal tolerance and getting acquainted with streets that are perfectly safe and learning what streets are completely unsafe. Start on lightly trafficked streets and evolve to navigate through more traffic.
4. Take the lane rather than the gutter.