Originally Posted by
TMonk
On that note 1) is the biggest appeal to me; I've grown wary of road riding/riding on the street for the last couple years. I'm a rider who's confident and skilled enough to ride on the road with ease and even in tight traffic situations like many of you here, but I try to avoid it - it's just dangerous and I don't like cars. You can be completely in control but there is still that drunk ******* or raging idiot that will ruin your day.
Today I got passed on the outside of a sharp corner by an impatient SUV driver on the way to work. It's a 15 MPH corner where you have no way of seeing if there are any oncoming cars, and sure enough there was. Once I realized it was happening, I pulled way the hell over to avoid the potential wreck.
Usually drivers in that area are pretty mellow, so it took me by surprise. Can't wait for everyone to have their autonomous cars.