Originally Posted by slvoid
I know some people like to pretend that this world is a shiny fair place where prejudices don't exist. But that's simply not true and I've found the same thing you have, at the same speed, which is usually always pushing as hard as I can, cars give me a lot more room when I'm dressed the part than if I had on jeans and a t-shirt, regardless of the bike. Cept now that I take my road bike to work, I get even more room from cars than with the mtb. I guess they expect bikers to be slow but if you're dressed the part, it SEEMS like you won't slow them down that much and that few seconds is all the patience I need to take the lane or get out of a tight spot.
That's exactly the point I wanted to make. Dressing for the part requires a constant speed in excess of 15 mph minimum. I don't know if I want that kind of expectation from the motorist because there's always going to be one of those drivers that consider you too slow anyway.