Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Hugging the edge of the road might reduce the risk of being rear-ended, but it's already a very low risk. It's much lower than people think.
If I've been keeping someone from passing for more than a minute, I will pull over ASAP. It's just good manners. With that said, I rarely have to do this! And I do take the lane often.