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Old 09-29-09 | 04:02 AM
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You must understand the "right hook" from the drivers perspective. Any object (cyclist included) traveling on the road going slower than the driver is actually stationary and therefore not moving at all. So once they pass you, you are no longer a concern and they can just go ahead and turn. Its like passing a park bench.

This is also why drivers are so desperate to get by slower traffic. The traffic isn't slower its stopped altogether (in the drivers' mind) and who in their right mind would sit behind a stopped car or cyclist. You simply must put all lives at risk to get around this parked vehicle at once.

Now that you know how a driver thinks, you can safely share the road with them as you know what to expect from them.....insanity.
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