Originally Posted by
littlewaywelt
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and what were you doing riding so close to the curb. You're inviting disaster. By riding a few more feet out into the lane (say a foot inside the rt wheel track) you force the drivers to slow down and use the other lane to pass you. some may still buzz you, but they would have done it anyway if you were on the curb. by riding just a little bit out you a) slow the driver's pass, b) reduce buzzing and c) give yourself some room to maneuver and brake if a driver starts crowding you.
I've been spoiled by bike lanes or low traffic volume on all of my previous commutes and am not too savvy when it comes to what to do/not to do given many commuting situations. I'm still getting used to this particular stretch, there are a lot of 18 wheelers on the road at this time and I'm going to have to figure something else out if I'm going to do this safely.