Do you really think speed comes into play?
Traffic was light in the vid, I prefer lots of cars.
I read these and other threads and really don't understand the problems. I ride in city and suburban traffic constantly and have no trouble. I almost never ride in the country. Am I a racer? Not a good one, BUT I can accelerate up to speed faster than most cyclists (at least it seems that way), up to 28-30 mph, and hold it for several blocks (which is more than needed most of the time, in today's stop light/sign happy world). Maybe traffic riding simply plays to my strengths? Maybe.


Looks like 15-18 mph in most of the vid, would 10-12 mph have been treated differently?