On a road with no bike infrastructure his option is only the best one if you are a physically capable and assertive cyclist, in a place where drivers aren’t dangerously hostile toward cyclists, and also aren’t hostile toward whatever race, gender presentation, clothing, and any other thing you happen to be doing.
So no, most of the time the best option with no infrastructure is still to just stick to the side of the road and not die. Forrester’s system really only works for assertive, athletic, racially privileged men in places where motorists are somehow held to account, and even then it doesn’t save you from that last driver you ever interact with: The one with their face buried in their phone.
It’s not all his fault.
Cycling in the US was bad before he showed up too.
And if you’re forced to ride on roads without any cycling infrastructure, his way is the best option. Best option, other than not doing that at all.
But why he thinks building good cycling infrastructure is a bad thing I’ll never understand. That’s just nuts.
On a road with no bike infrastructure his option is only the best one if you are a physically capable and assertive cyclist, in a place where drivers aren’t dangerously hostile toward cyclists, and also aren’t hostile toward whatever race, gender presentation, clothing, and any other thing you happen to be doing.
So no, most of the time the best option with no infrastructure is still to just stick to the side of the road and not die. Forrester’s system really only works for assertive, athletic, racially privileged men in places where motorists are somehow held to account, and even then it doesn’t save you from that last driver you ever interact with: The one with their face buried in their phone.