Originally Posted by Cratecruncher

Yes, this is a concern of mine too. I live in an urban setting with lots of traffic, parked cars on the street, and inattentive drivers. To add to the stress I also have steep hills that have me riding the brake levers with a death grip. I almost ran into a guy pushing a stroller the other day because I was watching a car with sun in my eyes and he was in the dark shade wearing all black, even the stroller was black! I wear white btw.

All I can say is you have to take some risks. I try to mitigate them by staying conspicuous. I have an 80 lumin blinking front light and 30 lumin blinking tail light. I have a bright white helmet. I usually stick to routes I know well and keeping my head on a swivel. Because I know the roads I know where the holes are, the blind alleys, the high traffic intersections, places where there are brainless children running around, etc. But I always stay alert scanning ahead for potential danger. It's all I can do. But let's be real here for a sec. You're only going 15 to 20 mph so it's not like a motorcycle on the highway. With any luck you will be bruised and abraded but life will go on! And, speaking of life, it's too short to spend it in a lazyboy watching bowling.