Yes, MUPs are really dangerous if you are accustomed to moving your road bike right along. The trouble with MUPs is that there are essentially no rules. People act like they are in their private driveway. OTOH, IMO roads are safe if you follow the rules. The nice thing is that there are rules and people follow them. In all my 65 years of cycling, I've had one unfortunate encounter with a driver who didn't see me. I never wore a blue jersey again, and never rode without lights in the daytime again. You just have to be smart. In Washington State, motorcycles have to burn lights in the daytime, but no similar law for bicycles. How stupid is that? We are way harder to see.
Anyway, we have road bikes, ride them on the frigging road, obey the rules, don't wear BLACK and burn your lights.
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