Originally Posted by
Lamplight
Quoted for emphasis. When people find out that I bike everywhere and I'm standing right next to them, they either give a fake (or sometimes genuine) "That's cool" or they get really quiet and uncomfortable. Most likely they want to crack some sort of joke but there's no way they'll saying anything with me standing there. But put them in their car and oh boy! They suddenly have nerves of steel, especially at night. Not quite as much during the day, probably because their faces can be seen more easily.
Funny... I get just the opposite. I've only ever had one bad encounter at night (And that was at a stop light)... all the rest were during the daytime.
Mostly at night people just move over and leave me alone.
