On the two lane road where I ride there is not a LOT of traffic, but what is there is very fast and usually the same bunch of people. I take the lane, wave, smile and hold my ground. I have, lately, been getting the same people that pass me reguarly, smile and wave (not a Queen Parade Wave, maybe just a finger off the steering wheel) as they come the other way. It's a friendly acknowledgement that I DO exist.

In the last month only ONE car has not moved all the way into the oncomming lane......they did straddle the white line giving me pleanty of room. I think they were a stranger------hadn't seen them before.

I wonder what expression would replace the smiles and "finger lifts" had I used a device that scratched their vehicles as they passed rather than several blinkies and orange shirts to make sure that I was seen.

No one wants to hit you.......do YOUR job and make sure that they can see you so that they don't.