Originally Posted by nycm'er
Nice job GBreeze. I love the level of interactions cyclists have with their surroundings, good or bad. From past experiences I worry about touching people's cars at all. I too, am glad you are alive to talk about it.
My husband's a car-guy so I know to be respectful of other people's car. However here in CA, especially in the Bay Area, cigarette smokers are treated like leppers so there is no compassion for them. My initial plan was to just wave the butt in his face, but once he closed his window and avoided all eye contact with me, I knew he was not the confrontational type so that's why I felt bold enough to put the cigarette butt under his wiper. Plus I think maybe deep down inside, I knew there would be quite a few witnesses who would back me up if this guy were to jump out of his car in a rage.