Quote Originally Posted by maillotpois View Post
NO NO NO!!

Ride in the direction you are going!!! Always. Please! Riding going opposite traffic is unsafe on so many levels: Cars expect bikes to go with traffic, you can disrupt bikes going in the correct direction and pose a danger to any cyclists who are doing what they should be doing.

I can't even imagine switching lanes mid curve That requires you to cross the road - with cars possibly coming up behind you.

Please ride on the RIGHT side of the road (assuming you aren't in the UK) - as far to the right as it is safe to be.

Sidewalks are not meant for bikes, but it's a heck of a lot safer than riding on the wrong side of the road.
OK - but - I live in the boonies! The highway is just going through to get from point A to point B. The only other bikes that ever come through here are people touring for hundreds of miles, and they're very far and few between. The last thing a vehicle here would expect to see is a bicycle. They totally don't expect it.

The curvy road is used by a lot of rednecks who love taking the curves fast, for fun. These aren't your run-of-the-mill normal rational city drivers . . .if they don't see me, they're just going to keep accelerating and hooting and hollering, throwing beer cans and having fun! Don't want to get hit on the head with a beer can! ROFLOL

I need that blushing smiley again.