Originally Posted by
Rimmer
I don't get how real cyclists get chickened out by being overtaken. Getting rear ended has such a low probability.
About 98% of my riding is on rural, 55 mph roads with no shoulders. 3 cyclists were killed in Polk County in 2012 by drivers from the rear. Getting rear ended is about the only kind of wreck I have to worry about. Well, that or hitting a deer on a dark downhill, but that wasn't in the poll.