Originally Posted by
HiYoSilver
This doesn't make sense. Why are you on 195 instead of High Drive. You could miss this intersection entirely.
There are a ton of alternative routes like Cedar road if you want something on the other side of 195.
High Drive / Cedar would certainly be the direct route, but I'm taking a longer route to get more riding in. It's helping me lose weight!
Here's a Gmap of my usual route, which is obviously not about getting to/from work in the minimum possible distance:
I would not consider a right hook to be the same as being hit from behind. Yes, the car has overtaken the bicycle but no amount of lighting or reflective material will stop a motorist from preforming this kind of maneuver (lighting being the original point of the thread). The motorist has either already seen your lights and chosen to ignore them or they missed them entirely.
Well, there's the "OMG factor" that makes the motorist think twice about even getting alongside in the first place
