Yes. I gave up on LifeHacker several years ago when they published an article suggesting that you use wine as a cleanser. Sipping wine while I wipe down the kitchen? Yes. Wiping down the kitchen with wine? Uh, no.

Two comments on the pool noodle:

1. Would that actually make drivers avoid you, or piss them off and be an attractive target?

2. The major bike routes where I live include bridges with sidewalks you share with pedestrians. It would be a real jerk move to have the pool noodle while crossing the bridge, because there's just not enough room. It would prevent bikes from passing you in the opposite direction and be smacking pedestrians constantly. I can't decide if it creates a worse situation than the clever "hack" of using laundry baskets as panniers recently.