| Re: Bloodied but Unbowed - My first bike ride!
>>>A certain amount of confidence is good. But there's more.
I wish I could articulate about it.
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How about "experience" Time tells all so to speak
I would also add politeness and good ole common sense.
KISS  principle
I am amazed I am still alive considering every time I am out I have close
calls by over confident drivers. If only we could switch places for a
minute. Looking at my mirror as close to every 8 seconds as I can makes me
less uncertain about my fate.
Having said that I do not think I could go out if I did not give drivers
the benefit of the doubt. Maybe more than I should I will never know for
some of them, true. I am pretty cautious, and I know I piss them off if I
can maneouver better than them. I expect them also to always break the
rules so I do my best to take my right of way and have the brake grips at
the ready.
If you can think of what an escape route would be if something did
happen your reaction will be one second faster.
There are bike trails off the street that I take to be away from the
pollution and danger even if it takes longer. Residential streets are safer
and not too much longer too.
I hope that will help in the long run.
Cheers
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