Originally Posted by
spivonious
To the OP: where in the lane were you riding? This seems like a case where "taking the lane" would have increased your visibility.
I was about one foot from the edge of my lane. It's a rural paved road that is quite narrow for the speeds people are going. The limit is 60 kph but people routinely go 100 or more. I try to keep along the edge of the lane at all times for the drivers going 100 and texting at the same time. I feel the risk is to great that Someone could come over a slight hill etc and just ram right into me without having time to react if I took the lane in this area.