Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
I have noticed quite a bit lately during my commute on 2-lane rural roads with no shoulder, where a car will get in the oncoming lane to pass me (usually leaving me enough space thankfully), but all the while an oncoming car IN PLAIN SIGHT is coming right at them! This makes the oncoming car have to slow down and/or even pull off the side of the road so that this entitled IDIOT can go on by me. And then afterwards sometimes the oncoming car will honk at ME as if it's my fault!
It's like these people not only feel entitled that they have more rights to the road than me, but apparently even more rights to the road than the oncoming car.
Yesterday a truck actually did pass me pretty close, while a Mazda Miata coming the other direction had to pull off the side a bit. Obviously the Miata would have been the loser if a collision had happened. I wonder if a small car passing me would do the same thing if a truck/SUV were coming the other way.
I just don't get what's going through these idiot drivers' minds.
^^^^This is by far my biggest pet peeve when riding my bike on the road. I seriously question the mental capacity of drivers that cross the double yellow line into oncoming traffic to pass a bike. I know it may seem Draconian, but it think it should be an offense punishable by license suspension / revocation. Problem is that the stupid ones seldom get caught.