I fully agree that riding a bike in North America can be terrifying. I was responding to someone who seemed to think that cyclists need to keep up with traffic

I fully agree that riding a bike in North America can be terrifying. I was responding to someone who seemed to think that cyclists need to keep up with traffic to improve safety, which I don't agree with. A fast cyclist and someone riding an ebike are still much slower than most motor vehicles. I offered several better solutions for getting respect on the road. > Try taking the lane when at least one asshole a day will make a point to pass you with 10cm clearance when there is one or two spare lanes they could have used. This hasn't been my experience. I regularly take the lane and this seems to have significantly reduced close passes vs. riding far to the right when there isn't enough space. I get passed closely maybe once per week on my current commute, which is over 10 miles long and is mostly suburban.