Originally Posted by
ckaspar
Riding my bike at 14 mph or driving my car at 65 mph, either way I still have to deal with SoCal drivers. Sure I am less protected when I am on my bike but I am also around cars less due to the traffic flows of the streets I take to get to and from work. The only time I see a car is when we are both stopped at a red light. Once the light turns green I am relatively alone on the road.
I usually drive on the rainy days. With the decrease in visibility and bald tires it makes me nervous. It is also not really cost effective for me to invest money in a nice rain gear since it rains so little here. Though the few times I've ridden when its been raining, I ended up enjoying it, its nice to be out in the elements. Fenders are important for that though, more to protect from all the gross stuff on the street than the rain in the air.