Originally Posted by
cycle.stig
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.
I totally understand that fear. It's what keeps me in the gutter on one section of my route to work. However, I think that after checking mirrors, moving out into the lane would have helped in this case. Just something to think about for next time.