Quote Originally Posted by rij73 View Post
Where are you riding this recumbent? If you are scared on the road, I would think it would be even worse on the recumbent...
That's one of the misconceptions about 'bents. Once you start riding them, you realize how much better your vision is - you are looking out at a natural angle and done have to tilt your head up backwards to see. Being better able to see what's going on make it much easier to ride defensively.
Also, they are "unusual", so cars and people notice them, they really do. Even in my town, which is has a lot of recumbents.
That said, the cattrikes and greenspeed trikes are very low to the ground. I fly a small lawn sail flag. I've never had a problem on my trike with a car coming too close. I've had less problems with cars on my recumbent bikes than I ever have with my DFs.