to me the stress and anxiety of riding in that type of traffic travelling at those speeds is not worth it.
Some might call this a phobia or taboo of cyclist inferiority. The truth is, however, that many of us avoid certain roads, even in our cars. I avoid some of the less-well-engineered roads when I am driving, simply because I don't want the extra stress of the near misses that regularly happen on certain stretches of road (you know, those brilliant transportational engineers' work
). Some responsible car drivers, who feel that their reaction times aren't quite as quick as they used to be sometimes make the choice to avoid Freeways. They aren't crazy. And their opinions matter. And their vote is important.