Bike Traveling: How to Handle it in Heavy Traffic

Close your eyes and recall your past drive in heavy traffic. Think about vehicles near you, or cutting you off. Picture yourself tracking closing speeds, checking road warning signs, minding and expecting stop lights. Then imagine predicting what pedestrians will do, or just how slippery that painted line is likely to be. And those motorists with phones, yelling children to handle, just imagine trying to guess what they’re going to do.