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How dangerous is it to ride in a city without any bike lanes? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by anthoniix@kbin.social to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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Where I live there are almost no bike lanes, not even the shitty painted ones. How dangerous is it to get on the road with all of the other cars?

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

What city?

As another person said, it depends.

Where I live (population under 175,000), many roads don't have bike lanes, but I only avoid a handful where the speeds are too fast and the roads are in poor condition.

Generally speaking, if you are visible, riding in a predictable way, and are aware of your surroundings, it should be quite doable.