My fellow cyclists, I want you to live. From conversations I’ve had with bike riders and observations on the road there’s a question a few cyclists aren’t asking, and they should. It goes something like this: “Is it OK to ride my bike facing traffic?”

That’s a hard no. I’ll get to the law in a minute, but this is one of those things where the physical consequences are far worse than any potential legal consequences, so let’s start there. I’ve heard people say things like, “I ride facing traffic because I want to see what’s coming at me.” That’s understandable. But it’s misplaced.

Let’s consider some basic practicalities. If you’re riding in the roadway against traffic, what happens when you inevitably meet a car? Best case scenario, there’s room to move to the shoulder, but if there was

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