Bad idea. Not only did I ride to Angeles Oaks, but I did so on a holiday weekend. It was bad enough that I nearly choked from the exhaust of the passing cars. If it weren't for the fact that my mother may read this, I'd use stronger descriptions for the drivers on the road. Contrary to to what road ragers may think, the one foot "shoulder" littered with gravel, rocks, glass, and other [stuff], is not a good place to ride. Sure, if you want me to hit a rock and bite it right in front of your passanger wheel, or flat and get thrown across your hood, it would be no problem; but there's a reason I ride the white line (or next to it), you arses. And sharing the road does not mean driving 2 inches from my shoulder. Not only does it scare the living bejesus out of me, but the draft may well push me into places you don't want me to be. Between the "Nancy boys" in Jeeps, as Matt would put it (don't get him started on Jeeps and Harleys) and the crazies driving motorhomes, I think I used my nine lives. Apparently, no one learned a lesson from Dr. Christopher Thompson who earned 5 years in prison for "assaulting" 2 cyclists by slamming on his brakes (purposefully) after passing them, or from Jeffrey Woods who earned 10 years in prison after running down and killing a cyclist while driving drunk . You too may have cyclists around the world raising a toast to your imprisonment if you drive stupid. Think about it next time you see a bike while driving. I don't think it's worth it.
(Picture coutsesy of Wikimedia)
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