Edumakated
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Just curious how many of you ride regularly on major highways? Where I am here in Chicago, getting on the highway is almost a must if I want to go anywhere. I can take back roads, but it adds a considerable amount of time and there is nothing scenic about them unless you call looking at strip malls and stop lights scenic.
I've ridden a few times on the highway here, but I don't find it to be very pleasant at all. The speeds don't really bother me, it is that I don't trust cagers. The highways near me have fairly tight lanes and the drivers are very aggressive. It isn't like open road riding where you can really get some decent room between you and cars. It seems like you are always in some car's blind spot or having to watch for cars weaving in and out of lanes aggressively (no turn signals of course) or speeding.
I'm trying to relax a little as I feel like I am being paranoid when I get on the highway. I typically want to ride in the fast lane as I feel it is the safest lane, but it takes quite a bit of work to get over to that lane across fairly heavy traffic. Then I also get a few tail gaters. I can ride fast, but I'm not trying to ride like I'm on a super bike. I don't like the far right lane since the cars merging tend not to see bikes as well imho. I definitely hate the middle lanes as I feel like you have watch both right and left sides for cagers.
I've ridden a few times on the highway here, but I don't find it to be very pleasant at all. The speeds don't really bother me, it is that I don't trust cagers. The highways near me have fairly tight lanes and the drivers are very aggressive. It isn't like open road riding where you can really get some decent room between you and cars. It seems like you are always in some car's blind spot or having to watch for cars weaving in and out of lanes aggressively (no turn signals of course) or speeding.
I'm trying to relax a little as I feel like I am being paranoid when I get on the highway. I typically want to ride in the fast lane as I feel it is the safest lane, but it takes quite a bit of work to get over to that lane across fairly heavy traffic. Then I also get a few tail gaters. I can ride fast, but I'm not trying to ride like I'm on a super bike. I don't like the far right lane since the cars merging tend not to see bikes as well imho. I definitely hate the middle lanes as I feel like you have watch both right and left sides for cagers.