There's a number of things required to be comfortable with traffic. Most importantly, confidence and keeping a fairly straight & dependable line .. so NO wavering to the right when you hear cars coming. Stand up for your rights and stay the course.
Next one that I can't understand why I've only seen them in the US/Canada: a helmet mirror. It's indispensible for feeling more comfortable with traffic, esp. when you have a hearing/balance problem so that you can't trust on your ears as well as others or.. can't keep a straight line when looking around.
Since having the mirror I looked into that mirror to see traffi coming up from behind at least 10 times more often and actually this reinforced good behaviour =
NO wavering and being confident they will go around you in time.
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