I’ve always biked against traffic so that I can see the cars that are coming my way. I feel safer this way. When the cars are behind me, I feel I am at a higher risk of getting hit.
This post, https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/e8i24j/just_gotta_get_to_work_on_time/ , reminded me to finally get to the bottom of this.
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As a person on a bicycle you are considered to be in/on a vehicle. As such you are suppose to obey all rules of the road. That means stopping at red lights, signalling with hand signals when you are turning down a road, and riding in the correct lane of the road to go with the flow of traffic.
Additionally going against the flow of traffic means that you reduce the chances that someone can react to avoid you as you are going towards each other thus the time before they reach you is shorter. That makes things extremely dangerous, particularly when going around blind curves. You are many times more likely to get hit going against traffic.
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