In an area where motorists are used to bikes being on the roads this is an effective approach. I nearly got killed in Portland trying this. Apparently they ar

In an area where motorists are used to bikes being on the roads this is an effective approach. I nearly got killed in Portland trying this. Apparently they aren't used to share the road with bike. Which was surprising to me given the city's reputation. I'm much more comfortable doing this in the Bay Area where there a hundreds of bikers on the roads at pretty much all times.