I cycle a lot and what I tend to do is ride further out from the curb so that I am more in the driver’s vision, away from opening cars doors and away from cars pulling into the traffic from side streets. In my experience this makes the driver slow down and think about overtaking. It helps that I can sustain 30km/hr which in London was the official speed limit for non major roads in my borough.
However I don’t live in the states so this might not be a good approach to take if you are in places where drivers are less considerate.
Where I am living at the moment, other cyclists are the major problem! Bikes, especially mamachari go where ever they like, footpaths, against the flow of traffic, pull out of side streets without looking… Being in the flow of traffic can be the safest place to be.
