The fastest I've ridden is 7 or 8 mph.

When my husband and I were riding yesterday I was ahead of him coasting down a small hill, and suddenly he was whizzing by me. I realized I was feathering my brakes to slow my descent while he was just enjoying the coasting.

And remember, I was going 9mph max -- probably not that, so he wasn't going all that fast to pass me!

This was in our neighborhood on city streets. This was originally farm land and is pretty flat, but that street is going downhill toward a creek, so has a bit more "hilliness" than is typical around here. Even at that, it's really not bad. I know that. There are much steeper hills and grades that most of you probably ride all the time!

Will I get over this? I know I'm afraid of crashing, or more specifically, not being able to stop/react if I need to.

(I also know that part of my fear was because at the bottom of that hill was a stop sign and we'd have to turn left or right, and I was afraid of not being able to stop at the bottom.)