"I could have gotten over the fact that it was very low and not greatly visible to traffic"
I have riden trikes in heavy traffic (Boston) and found that more drivers see me, and give more room. Sure there is still some A-hole that will buzz you. But for the most part they do give you a little more room.
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"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." - Arthur Conan Doyle