For the newer cyclists here

[johnridley]

From Bicycling magazine, The Five Most Common Causes of Bike-Car Collisions and how to avoid them

Not surprisingly, all five of them are the fault of the car driver, the advice is how to avoid in the first place, or how to get out of the situation if it happens.

I don't personally think the advice is really aggressive enough, but it's not bad as far as it goes. It's good to at least know what the biggest hazards are. They're mostly not the things most people worry about who haven't much experience in traffic.

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[johnridley.livejournal.com]

That's a valid point. The whole aggressive VC argument kind of hinges on fairly competent riding ability. I'm not the best, I can't trackstand for beans, but I can ride straight within an inch or two down to walking speed. If it's hard to hold a line and steer rapidly and accurately exactly where you want to go, it's probably best to just avoid high traffic situations until those skills come to you.