last thing--using a mirror is so important. When I hear a truck coming, I keep an eye on it, and that second or two heads up of Joe Blow trucker crowding the edge of the road hopefully means I am looking and can react to it.
so please everyone, use effective mirrors.
I can't see myself using mirrors. I have a hard enough time keeping track of the mayhem going in front of me to worry about what's happening behind me.
Having said that I do, if I hear something out of the ordinary happening behind me I will move off the road onto the shoulder ( another advantage of wide tires ) or even stop and let what ever is behind me pass. So far so good.😀👍