Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,180
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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
You must have close calls from time to time. I do. After them, I ask myself what part I played in them, if any, so I can prevent them in the future. And I also use a take-a-look mirror. I check it every five or ten seconds. I feel it helps. When I forget to bring it, I manage, but I much prefer to have it.