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@hippy
Oxford St. is fscked - why I see so many couriers riding down there I don't know. They're never going fast though so maybe it's a cafe run?
Suburbs also fcked - something about 3x more likely to get hit/killed in the suburbs? People are looking for cars, drivers are looking for cars, the road is for cars. You don't count in the 'burbs. You are invisible.
The quicker you realise you are invisible to everyone the less likely you will be taken down. That's why I have little qualms about wearing all black - drivers/peds wouldn't see me if I was a flaming ball of magnesium.