Thread: Faster = Safer?
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Old 04-27-13 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
I'm not sure if it's safer or not, but I always like to book it when commuting -- I feel like it's more courteous to everyone involved if I'm going closer to their speed.
Um... cagers might want you to feel this way, but tearing your legs off to keep up with motorized traffic is never going to work.

As for being courteous... I don't worry too much about it. I will not try to delay traffic, but I'm not putting an electric assist in just to appease the cagers.
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