I use a bike trailer for transporting stuff, and my experience is that looking back to check on the load is difficult because it's in a difficult place to see and riding with a trailer needs extra concentration anyway.
So I suspect that whatever the actual relative safety of the various options, a trailer is one whose safety is particularly difficult to reassure yourself of while riding along. I deal with this by wrapping things up and tying them down quite firmly (http://bjh21.me.uk/pictures/2011-12-07_dollshouse/cimg2424.html), but I've never transported live cargo.
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Date: 2012-01-16 02:09 pm (UTC)So I suspect that whatever the actual relative safety of the various options, a trailer is one whose safety is particularly difficult to reassure yourself of while riding along. I deal with this by wrapping things up and tying them down quite firmly (http://bjh21.me.uk/pictures/2011-12-07_dollshouse/cimg2424.html), but I've never transported live cargo.