Eh.... While on my bike, I never take for granted what a car is signalling to be their true intention... or that they even know it's on.

Watching the driver himself or how she's operating the car will say a lot. I think you all know what I'm talking about: if you watch a little, you can just tell when a driver is confused or lost or just not paying attention to what's going on around him.... or if she has noticed you on your bike.

And then there's the eye contact thing. Until I get that, I just have to assume the driver hasn't seen me. I know it looks a little weird to people, that as I come near a car I will often duck my head down and stare into a car just to make sure that I have made eye contact with the driver. But so what, it's my life on the line....

I'm told that my 'method' or style of riding is hypersensitive and some have suggested that I would enjoy my rides more if I just relaxed a little more. My style is hypersensitive: I really try to know what's going on around me, if someone is coming up behind me, exactly where cars and pedestrians and other cyclists are around me at all times. That also why I don't ride with others: I don't want to be distracted by conversation or have to worry about even more moving objects in close proximity than I need to. But it also seems to keep me alive and out of accidents, too.