Clayton, Exactly! Oversimplification maybe, but kinda what I meant earlier by stealth. My point is if I see them, I postion myself properly then, it matters little if they see me, I am off their RADAR, that does not mean I am invisible! LOL Of course, it's not always possible, that's when you have to insure you are visible. Honestly, it's probably something most of us do without even thinking about it. This stealth mode was developed initially not to avoid my getting hit, but to avoid people effing with me. Over 12 years of riding in Waco & Houston, the far more likely scenario, when I was riding in those places is that if people saw me they would A)Swerve towards me menacingly yelling obscenities B) throw something at me (generally a beer bottle), etc. In Houston one of my coworkers was riding her bike in her subdivision, when she was struck in the back of the head by a bunch of kids joyriding in a car with a 2" × 4" they had sticking out the window! Having a stealth mode minimizes both threats. Of course this only really works at night, in the daytime I used to define my riding a style as riding offensively or maybe flamboyant is a better term. Reality the days is whether we know it or not riding a bike has gotten a whole lot easier. So much so that I generally have more problems with people being overly courteous, then being rude or abusive.
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