 Re: Riding in the hood.
I swore I was going to let this thread die, but I rode the 'Delivery Chopper' to the home depot today. This is the worst trip I think I will have to make on it. At least it is as far as I can tell.
The real problem is making a left turn from a four lane (Two in each direction) road. I have to go from the legal right lane across a faster left lane and into a turn lane. Then I have to deal with the cars that have backed up behind me while I waited for the complicated light to get to my turn to go.
The other option is to forsake the back streets and go all heavy traffic roads so that I can make all right turns instead of a left. I expect that is the way to do it. I mention this only because it takes real planning to ride one of these safely in city traffic. Not so much for what you are going to do, but what the cars are going to do to you. It is my opinion that I should minimize the number of times I have to turn left or to get out of the right hand comfort zone lane. |