Don't be this guy - ride in the correct direction of the road! This might sound obvious, but a lot of people believe it's better to ride against traffic so that you see cars coming towards you and they can't sneak up and hit you from behind. However, that type of rear end bicycle collision is incredibly rare compared to all other types of bicycle accidents. One study I read stated that those types of rear-ended-by-a-passing-car collisions make up just 2% of all bicycle traffic accidents.Statistically speaking, you have a much higher chance of being hit by a car pulling out onto the road that didn't see you because he didn't check for traffic coming the WRONG way. Stick to riding with traffic and not against it.