In terms of responding to bad driving, I've had the best luck with Luke's approach, but I only use it seldomly. One time a car sped around me when there was a lot of oncoming traffic and didn't give me nearly enough space, and I could tell the driver felt a little panicked, and if I hadn't gotten out of the way, they would've had to choose to hit me, or get hit head on themselves (or maybe everyone could've just stopped for a second to sort it out??).
When I got up to them at the traffic signal I pulled up, and motioned for them to roll the window down. And they did, and started apologizing, and I just told them that that was really scary and that it could've caused me to have a really bad wreck and that I hoped they'd be more patient next time. If I had flipped them off, I'm sure any further interaction would've gone much differently. They seemed like they were already expecting me to yell at them, but were willing to accept it I guess. They had kids in the car too. It could've been really traumatizing. I definitely have no reason to forgive their reckless driving, but I try to remember that not all mistakes are malicious. Trevor, your story makes me feel extra lucky today, and I hope your recovery is going alright. I think most of us know when to pick a fight and when not to in most situations. It's just hard to stay cool when some jerk could've killed me and I can't just leave the room. Paul On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 1:57:37 PM UTC-5 Luke Hendrickson wrote: > I aim to appear unskilled (wearing plain clothes only) and less attractive > as a target (no flashing lights). I also take full lanes and aim to be > visible as much as I can. I would rather annoy drivers and know that they > see me than try to be as small as I can and hug the curb and be doored. > Thankfully I’m also tall and ride a large bike so I happen to ride higher > than many SUVs. > > Regardless, I still get buzzed and cut off. I sometimes feel inclined to > let the drivers know that driving in that manner is less than ideal. I aim > to calmly tell them that they scared me a lot and that what they did could > have injured me. It’s usually well-received. Other times I smile and throw > a shaka. Again, I believe looming large on the rode helps me. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/45960018-9be4-4db5-9d82-5c3d366864f1n%40googlegroups.com.
