Originally Posted by
CliffordK
About 45 years ago when I was about 6 years old.
It is a lot easier when one is a fearless kid.
As mentioned, I ride to the right, try to keep out of the way of traffic, both for safety, as well as "Sharing the road" and minimizing my impact on others.
I can't say... my current style of riding to the right most of the time, and taking the lane as appropriate, or when nobody is around likely evolved over time.
Many years ago, when I was kid (14?), I had a friend who would put down his head and blow through red lights. While I'm sure he picked and chose those times when I was with him and he did that, I still to this day can't believe he's still alive.
I agree here also tho. I'm now in my 8th year of riding (since taking it back up of course, I rode all over as a kid as well) and how I ride has evolved also. I do my best to minimize my impact on drivers, but I won't hesitate to, nor apologize for taking the lane when it's the safest course of action. And nobody else should either IMO>