Had an odd expereince today that 1)points out something I did wrong, and 2)perpetuates the typical cager/JAM image.

On my commute to school today I was passed as I was doing 29 in a 25. The university district in my town has a well posted universal limit of 25. I ride down Green St. which is a two lane with a middle turn lane, and since it is narrow, and the limit is 25, I generally take the lane and cruise at the limit. Well today, I was feeling fiesty (it was the first truely 'cool' day) and was moving between 29 and 30. In the narrow, busiest part of the road, a JAM in a 'pimped' japenese sports car roars past me in the turn lane at around 45

this was very close to an intersection, and if there had been anybody turning, my goose would have been cooked. Of course said JAM was caught by the next light, and as I filtered through (legal here) I politely shouted in his window "the speed limit is 25" and went on my way.

Nothing more happened other than I continuely filtered past him at each light, probably pissing him off more each time

All of this got me thinking about the fact that it is truly rare as a biker (ie commuter) to actually hold the speed limit let alone break it. Do you guys ever worry about actually speeding? I was traveling pretty much with traffic flow, but technically a cop could have ticketed me.

-Frank