Originally Posted by
stewardmike03
Some really fine points were completely missed here!
Flat bars or risers actually pick a rider's head up to see in traffic without craning the neck. They also fit better in traffic once chopped to shoulder length.
If you think about it, riding on the horizontal section of bullhorns, road drops, or even track drops gives you the same exact position as flats, although often narrower. Risers do have a rise, but that's the kind of adjustment you should be making at your stem.