Originally Posted by
David Bierbaum
I must live in an unusually nice suburban area here. Nice shoulders that might as well be a bike lane, and drivers that look out for me more often than not, with only the occasional "You go first. No, you go first." politeness tussle at the stop signs, and more side road routes than you can shake a stick at. Traffic is rarely all that heavy here, either.
That has been happening to me too - since about last Summer I've had very peaceful experiences on the roads, with very friendly drivers. In other threads I theorize that it's because I'm riding with rack and panniers now, but who knows? I ain't complainin'!!