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Monday - Friday I'm out on the public roadways for ~ 2 hours each morning and afternoon during school traffic (school bus driver). There is an incredible number of distracted drivers fiddling with radios, cell phones, putting on make-up, or doing whatever while commuting. And they wander back and forth between the lines in ways that keep me on high alert.

I agree with whoever said that a pass that missed is as good as safe.

And about the stats - if they exist. Let's say the chance is 1% in a given calendar year that a cyclist will be hit on a particular road. Maybe 1% is too high, and maybe the numbers are higher.

But whatever the actual stats may be, if you are in the 1% that gets hit, you are 100% screwed.

Finally, we all have our own tolerance for risk. Mine allows me to ride on some roads, but I studiously avoid others. The same can probably be said for anyone on this forum who rides regularly.

You pays you money and takes you chances, the Cajun roulette table croupier said...