On my commute home today an SUV passed me and one of the occupants (the driver) shouted something out the window. As luck would have it, the light turned red and I drifted up next to him. Not knowing who it was, or what they had yelled (good or bad), I rode up next to the car and looked in the window.
Me: Sorry, did you say something to me?
Driver: Yeah, you're riding on the wrong side of the road! You gotta get over on the other side.
Me: *shaking head* The Law says I have to ride....
Driver: You aint a motorcycle, I got a motorcycles license, I know the law.
At this point I decided I wasn't going to be able to tell this man anything. I shook my head again and then rode my bike forward about half a car length so I was no longer right next to him. While I was doing this I heard him shout "Get on the sidewalk!" (Which I found odd since he just told me I was supposed to be on the other side of the street....)
After the light turned green I continued on and stayed right to let them pass me. He drove pass, shouted "dickhead!" and swerved over right in front of me. It's instances like these where I am glad I have a video camera on my bike.
I'll be the first person to admit that I should never have ridden up and spoke to him...stupid thing for me to do. It had been one of those days at work where you don't want to take any crap, I think I realized that right after I started talking to him. Still, I don't think I did anything to warrant a swerve
I'll try and call the traffic cops later and see if there is anything they can do (doubt it, but you never know).
Don't have any real point for posting the story, but this is the first real 'instance' I had in over a year commuting, felt I should share.