Originally Posted by
cruiserhead
I agree with everyone, SOME drivers are openly hostile and for no reason.
FTFY - In my area (and most I've been) the hostile drivers make up a spitball 5-10% on any given ride. Not a huge number but it really only takes one to make it scary dangerous...
Originally Posted by
umazuki
One confusing thing I've found is drivers that won't pass. Yesterday I was out on a road with a "shared bike lane". (Thacker/Dempster for those of you that know Des Plaines) I had a pretty nasty headwind, so I was probably going 15mph at most. Nobody was going the other way, and it wasn't a no-passing zone or anything, but the driver behind me refused to pass. I turned after about a half a mile and I noticed he had a bunch of cars stacked up behind him. I don't get it.
Yeah, that seems to enrage the nasty drivers even more. Seems like when it is their turn to pass after being stalled in a no-passer line they often tend to take it out on the cyclist rather than on the driver...