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Want some opinions on commuting here,Im fairly new to commuting,but an experienced cyclist.I see a LOT of the posts here mention bike lanes,MUP,or in general city commuting.Where I live there is no bike lanes,or MUP.I cycle about 8miles to work,and the first 5 of those are on a 45mph road (most drive 55),w/lots of hills and w/the chance of seeing a cyclist or commuter is very slim;ie Drivers arent looking for them or me.I get the drivers not getting over AT ALL and squeezing between me and the other lane and the ******* fat driver yelling at me to "get over"(Im assuming they want me to ride in the grass?),but do you find that riding in this type of environment,w/almost no other commuters,on 45mph roads,w/no real way to keep up with traffic,a bit too dangerous?I love riding to work,and the last half of my commute is great once I get into town and get a little "commuter respect" but me living in the country has got me thinking twice about the whole risk vs reward of commuting....Discuss?