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Originally Posted by The Borg
Agreed. But, how do you protect yourself from say...an non-attentive driver on a cell phone coming up from behind? (this was not the circustances of our team member...but it's one that I always fear)
It's scarey. There's no defense.
Weird how I posted earlier last week about riding on the opposite side of the road so you can see traffic etc. Not much you can do if a driver is not paying attention.
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There isn't much you can do about inattentive drivers under any circumstance (menaing regardless of whether you are afoot or on bike, or on which side of the road you are on). WInding canyon roads with little or no shoulder are more dangerous than wider roads with a shoulder. Lots of variables go into how dangerous it is, including time of day, placement of the sun, traffic density, etc. If you are prudent and experienced I don't think the risks are unduly high even as a sinlge rider, and I beleive the statistics bear this out. Even so, it is always a risk out there.