Today for the second time on my commute I was passed by a pickup truck driver who honked obnoxiously at me then proceeded with hand gestures to tell me how I should ride further to the right of the road. I've only seen this guy twice, probably because I've only been running as late as I was today twice. Normally, I wouldn't remember the driver but this guy is easily recognizable as he has an advertisement for his website on the back of the truck. I've considered contacting him through email to explain my side of the story and hopefully change his mind about bikes being on the ride. I feel it might make me safer on the road as who knows what will happen the third or fourth time we meet up and hopefully it will help out the other bikes on the road.

Do you think this is a wasted effort? My email will not be an attack but an effort to educate as I can only assume this guy has never ridden a bike up a narrow, hilly backroad and has not considered the impact of not taking the lane in such a situation. Opinions welcome.