Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
And "safer" is a judgment call. Reasonable people can arrive at different conclusions based upon their experiences, training, education, understanding etc. We also have varying levels of risk tolerance. I won't ride in downtown NOLA during weekday traffic. Others do it without hesitation or issue. I will ride through downtown NOLA on weekend mornings. To others, it's dangerous and stupid. I will happily share why I do what I do and ask others questions about why they do what they do. I don't get too dogmatic about much.
I lived in NOLA in 1984-5. JoeyBikes told me one of his rules was never ride on Magazine Street. That rule wouldn't have worked for me because I lived on Magazine Street.
Not too surprisingly, the only place I've ever had a close call with a dooring was, yup, Magazine Street.