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Old 07-19-12 | 06:37 PM
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From: Springfield, IL
I haven't had such an experience in the 2 months I've been commuting. Then again, Springfield is a pretty easy town to commute in (mostly full-width lanes to share with light traffic on my route). I am thankful for that every day I commute.

It is just not worth elevating most instances to face-to-face confrontations, in my opinion. There are not a lot of likely good outcomes to be had.

The way I look at it, the police in my town are my friends on the commute, and if a driver pulls some jerkitude in an intersection, there is some percentage chance he will be seen and stopped. It won't happen most times, but it will happen some day to consistent jerks. Karma will come around.

In the mean time, it is more productive to keep riding safely and let it go. The stress is not helpful in any meaningful way. Learn if there is anything more defensive you can do, otherwise, keep pedaling. It may not always be easy, but moving on and leaving enforcement to the pro's is usually adviced.

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