Originally Posted by
mcours2006
On my route I've come to know almost all the potholes, ruts, large road debris, and other hazards that are lurking in the dark waiting for me to run over it. So the familiarity allows me to effectively avoid them. So in this sense, it does improve your safety.
Personally, I rely on my lights and my eyes to see and avoid hazards on the road. I'm not sure what kind of roads you ride but around here we don't have too many ruts...at least not on paved roads..., large road debris is rather random, and potholes can develop nearly overnight. I'm not sure what you mean by "other hazards" that might sit still long enough for me to learn how to avoid them.