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Similar situation here as the OP, only I actually haven't started commuting due to my only route choices between my home town and work town are 2-lane hilly roads with no shoulder, and most have considerable traffic doing 40-50 mph or faster. Or there's the interstate, which I'm pretty sure is prohibited to non-motorized vehicles, and I wouldn't want to venture there anyway.

Maybe one day I'll give it a try. Maybe one day when I have a faster bike and am better on the hills (am getting better little by little).

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Originally Posted by windhchaser (Post 14638717)

there is no other route unless i take my bike in a boat and cross the lake

Not a problem.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...e_1455866i.jpg

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Originally Posted by Lot's Knife (Post 14632111)

... move left...

I know nothing about where you commute, but it might be your riding style. If you ride timid - far to the right and in a straight line, you might be experiencing more trouble than if you moved left a bit and rode in a less predicatable manner. Hate to see you commute no more.

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Originally Posted by genec (Post 14640415)

What you are saying is that might makes right and that anything/anyone smaller best just stay out of the way. That is the road attitude of much of the 3rd world. That attitude also tends to come from folks that feel they own the road. It is NOT the attitude expressed by the laws that govern the use of the road... otherwise large tractor trailer rigs would dominate any and all lanes on the freeway.

I think he is saying something different. In a collision between 2 tons of vehicle moving at 20 mph and a bike moving at the same speed, it's pretty clear whose going to come out on the losing end. Knowing that drivers make mistakes it behoves the cyclist to ride in a manner that reduces the likelihood of collision. From a safety standpoint there are things I worry more about when I'm on a bike than when in a car. I don't want to leave my fate entirely up to the drivers' ability/willingness to follow the rules.