Originally Posted by
JehD
Call it gravel riding/off road / downhill whatever. I won't ride on the streets anymore. I dont care how many "Rights" I have or how much in the right I am If I ride in town I'll ride on the sidewalk, take my time and deal with pedestrians vs any mindless idiot driving a Hyundai or larger while dicking around on their phone and not seeing me.
It can be scary with distracted drivers. I live in a rural area in NJ and often never see a car during the week. I do have short sections of gravel (1-2 miles) here and there but mostly old farm roads. Nonetheless, I still use a mirror. I went thru a couple year period where it seemed half a dozen riders I know from riding were hit from behind. Some survived. Nothing ever seems to happen when a driver crashes into us. There is no real investigation (cell phone, substance use, etc). Pisses me off to be frank.