Originally Posted by
12strings
I would still ride, just do it at a leisurely pace....I would wager that despite you feeling like you are keeping up at your fast pace, that from the cars perspective you are still a slow moving object to avoid...I doubt whether going from 16mph to 8 Will make it all of the sudden more difficult for them...I think that's in your head.
Good point. A no-sweat pace on a 40lb Dutch upright is closer to 12 mph though so even less of a difference.
Most of my transportation riding is on bikeways or MUPs. Otherwise I make liberal use of sidewalks and other options for staying out of the way of cars whenever I can. I'm not a fan of angering motorists by asserting my rights to get in their way and even less so of those who won't realize I'm in their way.