I witnessed what could have been a serious accident this morning because a cyclist was riding on the left side of the road - in Washington, DC. Fortunately, it was before 7 a.m. so there weren't many vehicles on the road. I was getting ready to pass a cyclist and I noticed that he was slowing and swerving a little. It was because the cyclist that was riding on the left was coming straight at him! Fortunately (again), they were both riding fairly slow but there was a ton of confusion going on. They were trying to avoid hitting each other so they both started going left, right, left, ride, etc.

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.