Rain again this morning ... and one nut case driver.

I'm on a two-lane street with solid center line. I'm stopped heading downhill at a traffic light, taking the lane to avoid being right hooked. About 30 yards ahead is a stopped school bus, lights flashing. When the light turns green the car behind me, horn blowing, tries to pass. But she doesn't have enough room to cut back in front of me so she just shoves me onto the shoulder . I slow down to creep speed, ease past the cars and bus, and continue on my way. To be perfectly legal I probably should have walked my bike past the bus. A half mile down the road she still hasn't caught up with me. But as I turn right I hear her coming (probably doing 40 in a 25 mph zone) horn blowing. Luckily she went straight.

Oh, and she had a bumper sticker. "Problem? Just try Jesus" it said. I wanted to tell her that my immediate problem would be solved if she would just try acting like Jesus. At one time there was a "What would Jesus drive?" campaign aimed at promoting more fuel efficient cars. For me as a bicyclist, however, a more helpful question for drivers to ponder would be "How would Jesus drive?". Maybe I should put that on the back of a tee shirt.