Originally Posted by smoke

"I would lump drivers of big pick-ups into the same category or perhaps even worse ... not only are they agressive, they are sometimes downright hostile to bike riders. All of the "near misses" that I can recall were from these pick-ups driving way to close to me."

i can't second this loudly enough. i honestly don't remember having a problem with any vehicle except a pickup. the stuff they pull sometimes amazes me. no, it's not every one. but it's always a pickup. c'mon up to ohio; the suv's seem to be pretty tame here, judging by everyone else's comments in this thread. in two months, though, you'll be fed up with pickups