When I initially convinced my wife that buying a bike was a smart thing to do, I made the promise that I would only be riding city streets and back-roads. But after being shaken up a few times by left-turn grannies, I started to change my tune. Now, my comfort-zone is 100% freeway (rush hour traffic included). Twisties with oncoming traffic only feet away scare the piss out of me:o and city streets put me on a necessarily high level of alert. Getting to know some of you, I've found exceptional talent through the twisties, but reluctance on the highway. There aren't right or wrong answers, but I'm interested in the comments. My take: Freeway - 1) traffic is all going in the same direction, no left-turn grannies 2) road hazards are visible well ahead of impact and corrections can be more easily made 3) distracted drivers can be spotted and anticipated 4) head-on collisions are rare Cons - flat tires are bad, going down will be more painful Discuss ...