Ha! Yeah, in lower-speed city environments, you'll sometimes see cyclists take off behind a slow-moving semi or something else risky for that reason. And every

Ha! Yeah, in lower-speed city environments, you'll sometimes see cyclists take off behind a slow-moving semi or something else risky for that reason. And every once in a blue moon you'll get a motorist in the middle of nowhere who "gets it" and motor-paces you up to a good speed before rolling away. That's taking one for the team. But as you say, it's all a bit perilous.