Originally Posted by eubi
...and how do cars get around tractors?
On rural roads in Northern California, the same way they get around cyclists - some drivers, perhaps even most, are considerate and wait for a safe place to pass, but far too many do it dangerously, illegally, stupidly and with no consideration of potential consequences. My guess is it's the same in Virginia and pretty much everywhere else. The percentages may vary, but the basic pattern likely is pretty consistent.
Except in Iowa. Iowa drivers are, as a group, the best I ever encountered (granted, it was 26 years ago), and the roads, even the major ones, tended to have very narrow shouldes when they had them at all. Must be the RAGBRAI effect.