Originally Posted by
briwasson
Another point about mounting on the driver's side: I believe it's safer to do so because of clearance issues, as sometimes on the passenger/curb side you may find lower heights on tunnels, overhanging trees, etc. Probably not an issue with smaller cars, but with an SUV, van, etc. the bike is a lot higher up.
Just watch out for canopies over drive throughs. Don't ask how I know.