Originally Posted by thomson
If a tandem is out of the question (which I think is the best approach) you may find that pushing her back gently will help her enormously.
This works very well, but use an eyeglass mounted mirror to watch for traffic approaching from the back. Give her an extra hard push so she can move ahead of you while the car passes. Then you can resume your assist. Practice this on low traffic roads unloaded before you try it on the tour.