Originally Posted by galen_52657
For some reason, some of you have an illogical fear of cars behind you. Cars are behind you all the time! The likelihood of being whacked from behind by a car are infinitesimally small compared to other bike/car accident scenarios.
Roll up to the last car in the cue and wait your turn like everybody else. Nothing pisses drivers off more than having to pass a bike they just got done passing. Keep that up and you MAY have to start worrying about the drivers behind you...
No offense but I think that's a load of bull. Maybe it's because most of the roads I travel have designated bike lanes, I don't know. Personally, nothing pisses me off more than a car stopped in the bike lane.
I think you have to take these things on a case by case basis. You can't just say that one thing is best for every situation. I think that getting through the intersection and being seen and being recognized by motorists is the most important thing to consider. If I'm at the front of the line I'm more likely to be noticed and I'll get through the intersection before any cars will.
If I rolled up and sat behind cars that would defeat one of the purposes of riding...commuting anyway.
Edit-It's legal for motorcycles to split lanes in CA and I can't see why some stupid cager would be angered by having a guy on a bike ride up along side of him. This kind of logic just annoys the crap out of me.