Originally Posted by John C. Ratliff
'Just thought I'd say that I decline to vote because there are not enough categories, and those that are there are biased. For instance, there is no category that says "I learned VC techniques, and ended up in the hospital because of it."
John
My usual practice is to ride within 12 inches of the edge of the road (depending on the surface, etc). If there is a white line, I'm on it. When I got hit from behind (which I recall nothing of), had I been 6 inches more to the left ...
I'd be
D E A D.
I know I've posted this before, but these polls keep re-appearing, so I'll state my experience again for the record. By all means ride the way you want, but
I stay right. I stay away from traffic at almost all cost. Giving up 2 minutes waiting for traffic is better than giving up 2 weeks in the hospital.
Don't play in traffic kiddies, you parents taught you that long ago.
jw