Commuter & cyclotourist
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Hadley, MA, USA
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Originally Posted by
ChiefTJS
Good for you! When riding in traffic, I maintain the attitude of let the A-hole be an A-hole and I just hang back and let them "beat me". If they are so small that driving a car faster than a bicycle is a victory, let them have it. I also drive a tractor trailer and use the same attitude.
Words of wisdom.
And OP, congratulations! Most drivers are considerate and courteous, but we tend to remember the asshats, just as non-cyclists tend to remember the asshat cyclists.
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Brian Ogilvie, Hadley, MA, USA