On today's ride I wore my Stars and Stripes jersey. It seemed drivers were more respectful than normal. They gave me a lot more room, waited on me more when they were turning-I even got a thumbs up or two along the way.

Could it have been the jersey or maybe the flag socks or maybe folks were just in a Holiday spirit?

It was a really pleasant day to ride in NC. Low temps in the morning but it did get warm by the end of my 103 miles.