I read a lot rants about drivers in the forums, and wanted to share a good experience that happened yesterday.

A little after noon, I'm on my way to one of my PT jobs. At the intersection of two congested city two-lanes (not even wide enough for on-street parking), a garbage truck makes a left in front of me, safely and with plenty of room. I make a right, behind the garbage truck. Stinky, but at least it wasn't leaking anything. And I only had two blocks before I had to turn again.

Traffic is moving around 15 mph. Suddenly, the garbage truck stops. Not a can in sight. As I peek around the left, an arm comes out the driver's window and waves me by. Passing the driver, I waved back and called out "Thank you!" The truck started up and followed me down the block.

Made my day!