Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
It's quite the opposite: since automobile drivers aren't sure what you are, they tend to pass further to the left than they would with an upright bike. Several of my recumbent-riding friends have both and they enjoy their trikes on many local roads.
You are braver men/women than I, Gunga Din!
My wife's tadpole trike and my bent have LOTS of running lights, some on staffs so they are at car drivers' eye level. When we are on the street, I position myself just behind her left front tire, since I'm a little higher and far more experienced. (Yes, the fighter escort analogy is obvious and apt.
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