Love your/my bike - a Lemond Buenos Aires 105 which I bought December 12, 1998. I have been considering buying another bike, but, I keep coming up with a question. Why?

Cagers is used frequently in the Advocacy and Safety sub-forum of BFN to refer to those who drive automobiles.

As to safety and nutty drivers, I haven't experienced that here in Colorado. But, long ago, I did the most comprehensive study I could do regarding relative safety of MUPS and riding on roads, and came to the conclusions that, while MUPS have more minor accidents, you generally don't get seriously injured or killed on MUPS, while the less frequent accidents on the highway/streets are generally much more serious and deadly.

And, remember, it depends. We have hundreds of miles of MUPS in the Denver metro area, with few, if any, "street crossings" (I can ride 50 - 100 miles and never encounter a street crossing) and, during the week, there is low usage and beautiful scenery and trails - well kept up, generally. Many don't have these advantages.

Just how I figured things out for my area. YMMV