Originally posted by Chris L
2. (my preferred option of the two). Spin a higher cadence with a lower gear. One of the most common causes for the right or left hook is that the motorist often underestimates the speed the cyclist is travelling. If you're spinning the cranks faster, they might see this and assume you're going faster than they would otherwise.
This works very well...I have noticed that since I started doing this a year or so ago, drivers and pedestrians are much more hesitant to turn or walk in front of me.There are still the morons that do it anyway and I always ride with the assumption now that drivers and pedestrians are going to do stupid things that could end up causing me alot of pain or injury.
Justen