Originally Posted by
Pocko
I was discussing this very subject with a friend (in a car on the way to college, back in the day). Knowing the point I wanted to prove to him, I secretly counted all the motorcycles and bicycles we encountered during a half hour city trip. When we arrived at campus, I asked him, "how many motorbikes and cyclists did you see on the way here?" He looked at me sincerely puzzled and said, "none." I counted nearly thirty, about half of which he had over-taken!
I can relate - once,when my dad was driving, we passed a pedestrian on our way to a destination, and on the way back an hour later I saw the same person walking on the shoulder about four miles up the road. Keep in mind the shoulder is only about a foot wide, and there's only one lane in each direction. Anyways, I commented, and my dad went, "what pedestrian?".