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Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym
There is a huge difference between riding on the left side of the travel lane and riding with the bike handle bar extending over the center line. I don't know why there aren't more accidents caused by this type of bike riding. Please remember all those times when opposing traffic drifts over on to the center line, perhaps due to drivers texting etc. or otherwise not paying attention.
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Exactly the point I was trying to make. I am a former rider from the 60's to the 80's. With no oncoming traffic, I would ride the left rut, but always moved over to the right rut when oncoming traffic was present. I thought it was good to have as much room as possible between me and opposing traffic. A little more margin for error is a good thing.