Originally Posted by
HokuLoa
Welcome to road riding. "Bad" are the one who pass too close or poorly due to lack of attention or cluelessness. "Worse" are the ones who are "bike-unfriendly" (read: nasty and bike aggressive) who purposely try to buzz you with their mirrors to rattle you.
I disagree, I think clueless or just plain stupid drivers are far worse than those who are nasty and aggressive. For one thing, the stupid drivers are much harder to predict or anticipate than the aggressive ones (at least the aggressive ones know in their own mind what they want to do). For another, the stupid drivers aren't a minority. In fact, I read a quote from a local driving instructor who puts the stupid drivers at around 90% of the population.