Originally Posted by
genec
Not bad... but how do you explain the motorists that pass on a multilaned road and straddle two lanes passing you... and still pass close? They could have moved all the way over into the other lane. They had to go wide as the cyclist was riding in perhaps the right tire track, but instead of going all the way into the next lane over, the motorist chooses instead to straddle the lane line and pass the cycling within a foot or so. (my state has no 3 foot law... )
Jerks are everywhere?
It really depends though on how common bicycles are, in cities where a driver can't go more then 5-10 miles without seeing a bicycle, they tend to better know how to deal with bicycles. In places where a driver can go months without seeing a bicycle on the road, they tend not to. It also depends on how ornery the cyclists are, in some places you pass a bicycle within a foot, your probably going to get a scratch all the way along your car from a keying job done with a frame pump, or a dent in the door from a cycling shoe. Not condoning violence here, but, some places the cyclists can dish it out too.....