Hmm...thanks, I hadn't thought about that in regards to the road being straight. Good point.

I think partly it requires getting used to the idea of DH being in the road. It's funny that I feel fine riding in the road, but he can't stand it. I now see that I feel the same way when it's him, lol. Like I mentioned, our area isn't really bike friendly so it's so hard to imagine him on such a busy road.

I know sidewalks are a bad place to be; I have taken my bike on the sidewalk a few times, but only when I felt like it was much more dangerous to be in the road and only for very short times. I wish I could say I always felt brave enough to stay on the road, but I am just not there yet. I have since adjusted my routes so this isn't an issue anymore.

I've been using Google Maps to toy around with the route some - by adding another 3 miles to the route, he can avoid more of that road. I think that would help, too.