Originally Posted by
cuzzinit
i've been hit/grazed from behind several times,

i still fail to see why seeing oncoming traffic is not safer having the chance to dodge the dodge. Who is just as likely to plow you under flowing with traffic
Numbers don't lie. Collisions between cyclists and MV's are far more frequent if the cyclist is salmoning. Sure, you may be able to see and avoid a car coming straight at you, but it's the ones coming out of side streets and driveways that produce the most carnage.