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From: "The Last Best Place"
Bikes: 2005 Trek Pilot 5.0, 2001 Specialized Sirrus Pro, Kona Lava Dome, Raleigh hardtail converted to commuter, 87 Takara steel road bike, 2008 Trek Soho
Sharing the road requires 360 degree visual awareness as close to 100% of the time as possible. Not only does it keep you safer, it prevents you from being a burden on other road users. This is not possible without a mirror.
One big problem is a lot of people are clueless how to even read road situations so what good is a mirror gonna do?
Then there's others who figure the entire burden is on the cars because after all, bikes have a right to the road, right?
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