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PoorInRichfield
Tuesday Jul 14, 2009 1:19 PM

A tip I learned from Bicycling Magazine many years ago is that you should always ride AT LEAST a foot from the edge of the road. This forces motorists to see you and go around you (or run into you... yikes). If you ride the edge, not only do you run the risk of riding off the edge, motorists will pass you without giving you any room simply because they can. Having been an avid cyclist for over 20 years, I've found this advice to be good advice. I did have quite a painful accident many years ago where a car passed me very closely and I did run off the edge of the road. The ride home was quite painful and of course, the motorist didn't stop.

I'm sure riding away from the edge of the road annoys motorists, but then again, what doesn't?

I also strongly agree that bicyclists need to follow the rules of the road... I've seen so many that don't. Being on a bicycle doesn't suddenly make you immune from having to stop at stop signs or signal when you're going to turn.

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