Originally Posted by
pedaljeeps
What a horrible, horrible statement, you are not the judge on life and death? There is NO Guarantee no matter WHERE WE RIDE that a car will not hit us.... on a shoulder, in the lane, in the lane near the center stripe, in a bike lane. PERIOD...
What's with the guarantees? I haven't offered any. To quote myself:
Taking the lane by a cyclist presents the lowest risk profile for a variety of reasons and hazards when compared to riding to the right, riding on the fog line and riding on the shoulder. The relative advantage of taking the lane increases as the closing speed of overtaking traffic increases.
It is a bit hysterical to equate "lower risk" with "guarantee", don't you think?