Getting in to riding gravel

[north woods gal]

Lived many years in eastern Nebraska and, yeah, I remember county roads all being laid out in a grid pattern. Also remember, though, that locals drove those gravel roads like the Indy 500 and would often ignore stop signs and keep going. Always made me very aware and nervous when biking those roads. The, too, when conditions were dry, you could choke on the dust. Up here, locals keep the speed down for fear of hitting deer and the roads just don't support high speeds, anyway. Seldom dry enough, either, for dust to be a problem.

[MollyJ]

Kansans=Nebraskans. I think it matters how much they would expect to see a cyclist on the road. I have one of those lovely blinking LED tail lights but I _often_ forget to turn it on.

[north woods gal]

Very true. In a lot of remote areas of Nebraska, seeing someone way out there riding a bicycle on gravel would have some locals dropping their jaws. Other areas, though can be very bike friendly. These tend to be in pockets, here and there, depending on how popular biking is with the locals. A good way to check is to see where the bike shops are in a particular region.

As for visibility, you can't be too visible. Don't forget the bright clothes, too.