Originally Posted by
MMACH 5
As for trying to alert traffic, several cars back, if you are swimming along the curb, the driver two cars back can still not see you through the car in front of them.
It is more likely you will be seen by the second car if you are riding off to the side of the lane, rather than in the middle. No guarantee, of course, but certainly more likely. Riding in the middle of the lane almost assures you will not be seen until the front car passes you, and then, of course, it is harder for the next car to avoid you at the last second. You won't catch me "taking the lane" anytime soon.