It isn’t safe to bicycle in small towns either. Drivers do no see them.
Amen to that! I’m in a rural area and I wouldn’t bike in my small town. I stick to back country roads if I ride on the road but I mostly ride trails on a mountain bike.
Today I was out driving on a state highway in the middle of nowhere in hilly terrain.
A cyclist was in the middle of the road (which I did not see until after I reached the top of the hill).
The only reason I did not hit him—I am a paranoid defensive driver and was taking my time on a pleasant morning (more worried about animals than people in the sticks).
He may not be so lucky the next time a more distracted or speeding driver goes over a hill.