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@miro_o
scaryeire your not wrong regarding speed. Slower is safer. But then so is staying in bed in the morning.
My experience cycling in cities is if you leave 3+ car lengths between yourself and the car in front... it tends to get filled with another car. I personally try to cycle with a route past the car in front in the event of it slamming on the brakes, rather than just slower than the traffic (the only other option). This does make me vulnerable to manhole covers if they're on my line through a corner.