Originally Posted by
DnvrFox
If you don't feel safe riding city roads, it is indeed a good idea not to ride on them!!
I tell my wife (and others) to never do anything that you/they feel is unsafe while bicycling, and follow that maxim myself.
Originally Posted by
Looigi
Good point. There are safer ways of getting healthful exercise than riding on city roads. I don't feel particularly safe on city roads either, but I still ride them all the time.
I have gone to one group ride when I was with 6 other people and felt safe in rural country roads. But on my own and in city roads, I just don't trust myself or the motorist behind me. As the main bread winner of the family and also having a young child I feel I should protect myself till such a time that others are not dependent on me.