Jose wrote:

> Shari wrote:
>>Think of it this way: when you're driving down the road, you can see
>> the lines painted on the surface for left turn, right turn, Turnpike South,
>> etc., correct? Well, you're higher than road paint, so there's no
>> problem being seen! :-)
>
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>
> I seem to remember one time when Shari got a real scare during one of her
> commutes because, I think, a driver who was not immediately behind her trike
> did n't see it. Correct me if I'm wrong (though that is going to be hard cuz
> I am NEVER wrong) :-)

Nope, you're not wrong. Some years ago I was commuting home from work
on my trike on very busy Cypress Creek Rd at rush hour. There are 3
lanes, no bike lane or wide outside curb lane on that section. A huge
SUV coming up behind me moved over to the middle lane about 50 ft
behind me. The little Toyota that had been tailgating him had no way
to see me until the SUV moved and it was almost curtains for moi. I
hopped up on the sidewalk for the rest of the way home. I should
point out, though, that because of the disparity between the size of
the SUV and Toyota, I could have been on any slower moving vehicle and
it would have been scary.

Steve B commutes on his trike, but I suspect he has a route more
conducive to commuting.

BTW, Jeff and I did a fantastic 30 mile ride up here in rural Madison.
We did a beautiful loop right from our hotel on I-10 and SR 53
through mostly back roads. We didn't see a car for the first 3 miles.
We probably encountered fewer than 50 cars the whole time. Even on
SR 6 from Lee to Madison and US 90 (roads with nice wide shoulders)
from Madison to Lee (considered "heavy traffic" by the Madison County
committee that put out the bike route map), we probably saw one car in
5-10 minutes! And the drivers are just so much more friendly. Got
lots of waves (and they used all 5 fingers! :-)), even from those in
pickup trucks. It's heavenly!

Happy Independence Day everyone!

Shari B.

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