Originally Posted by
maddyfish
edit- The most dangerous places I have ever ridden were places with bike lanes. When you are marginalized over on the edge of the road people forget about you. And intersections are DEADLY when using bike lanes.
word. I've never once been afraid that the honking guy at the front of the line of cars impatiently creeping along behind me was going to lose patience and ram me from behind. But I have been known to feel a little compassion for their impatient a**es and glide over to the right only to be buzzed by EVERY car in the line.
I have to do that now and then to remind myself how not to get killed -- TAKE THE LANE.