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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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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it depends on your locale. Never the less, one should always be as visible as possible. I always wear a neon green cycling jacket with red led/reflective ankle straps.

In your situation I would also get led lights for my bike. Two red ones for the back, and two white ones for the front so you look as much like a motor vehicle as possible; also, (perhaps most importantly) a mirror or two so you can see behind you.

Basically you would want to look like a motorbike.