I was riding along today in a bike lane when I heard a rattly, rumbly sound behind me, looked around but saw nothing. Suddenly an 8' long torpedo whipped past my feet. Quite a surprise! The driver's head was little more than two feet above the ground and he was really moving. As the velomobile faded from view he swerved into the traffic a couple of times (apparently to get his three tiny tires around a crack or bump in the road). When he did this he completely vanished from view amidst the cars. Anyhow it was a remarkable vehicle but I think it will soon be squashed like a big flourescent beetle if the driver continues his driving style. And it looks like it would be hard to jump off in a pinch. And very wide, too. Cool but not for me.

Has anyone else encountered one of these things on their commute?

I think it was tis one: http://www.bluevelo.com/quest_velomobile.html