Originally Posted by
rlodewell
I live outside of Athens, GA in Oglethorpe Cty, and I've found people to be pretty careful. On the other hand, I ride past two markers for persons hit and killed by drivers.
One thing I've considered is getting a UGA bike jersey to ride in and hoping that no one will want to desecrate such a hallowed item.
Since graduating HS in Florida (see previous post), I've lived on and off (on for the last 20 years) in and around Athens, and my experience riding country roads (Clarke, Oconee, Madison, and Oglethorpe) has been like yours -- good. I've never been harassed and while I don't always feel safe because of the roads and speeding vehicles, I familiarize myself with my routes and make myself plenty visible to approaching traffic. Then again, a year or so ago we had a run of quite a few car vs. bike incidents, so I know luck plays a part in it too.