Originally Posted by
bbbean
Most of the US is two lane roads with speed limits of 55-70mph. People ride these roads tens of millions of miles each year without incident. Make yourself visible, control the lane, maintain awareness of your surroundings, and enjoy the ride. Stay off sidewalks and only use bike lanes when absolutely necessary - they add risks of their own.
That first sentence is crazy talk.
Where the hell do you ride or drive that you see 70 mph two lane roads?
I have NEVER seen a bicyclist "control the lane" on a 55 mph road, and I ride and drive on a lot of 55 mph roads. Every bicyclist I see on such roads is on the shoulder or truly FRAP.