I did this for years when I lived in Japan using a road bike in the 80s. I liked having my left hand on the front brake lever (they drive on the left). Here, I have my right hand on the rear brake which is a little gitchier for its less stopping power. Should I assume our narrator has a coaster brake? Also prefered a rear-corner-of-vehicle grip over a door handle but most cars nowadays are too slippery back there.
That low bike w/ the wide bars looks less stable and more prone to bumping my power source. Large bars with a small wheel verses of the gyro benefits of a large spinning wheel and light bars as I see it. With the road bike I could eventually take the other hand off the bar, too, and if the stars of road, driver and confidence aligned I could just chill. Haven’t tried it much in the city or here in the States, tho. Too skeered of potholes or my ride swerving to avoid them and whatever else. Anzen dai-ichi!
Of course I don’t do this at home cuz I can’t fit the car in. Duh.
