Originally Posted by
kickstart
Sometimes when I get a feeling about a driver, and I've got room to spare, I'll give them a wide berth, and as mentioned, I most likely would have been further right when riding similar conditions.
I'm not seeking vicarious righteous indignation, I'm just trying to learn from others incidents, so I can be better prepared, or possibly avoid them myself.
And that is exactly
WHAT I did this past Wednesday. I was out minding my own business returning home from an enjoyable ride downtown. Gave a friendly wave to a person I thought had given me a friendly double tap on their horn. The next thing that I know they are literally on my rear wheel with their lights turned
OFF. This is
NOT a road that while lit is what anyone would call "well" lit. My familiarity with the road in question and knowing where I was allowed me to escape from them. As I am pretty sure given that they continued up the road without their lights on as well as turning around and coming back down the road again without their lights on. That they did
NOT have my best interests at heart.
Originally Posted by
kickstart
Or could be a combination of both, I don't know, but there's no harm in considering the possibilities, positive and negative.
Perhaps some day I'll get a camera, and will be faced with these considerations myself.
As I've already said, I sure as hell wish that I had had a camera this past Wednesday night, and no it would
NOT have changed my behavior that night. And sadly, there are plenty of arseholes out there who no matter how many cameras are on them are going to continue to be arseholes.