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I've also been finding these small towns in Utah and CO are extremely bike-friendly.
Richfield, Green River, Greeley, and places like these have many drivers with big pickups and such.
But rather than get stuck behind me, they either calmly go around or the shoulders already big enough to where I'm not an issue.
I guess it's a combination of easy-going/country-side living, small-population, and probably because they saw me driving the semi into town a little earlier before pulling the bicycle out.
Departing and returning in the wee hours of the morning helps. Also working at night , albeit there remain some fools who think they're the s#!t in these cheesy a$$ cars Riding on the bumper with no additional cars for blocks. When this happens , I either let them pass , or slow to about 5.
I am not the slowest driver in the world by far and when I look in the rear view mirror and only see the hood of the car behind me and not their bumper I do the same thing....
Slowly lift my foot off the gas until they pass me...
There was one time where I did this (Escalade right behind me). Slowed down and they stayed right on my bumper... then they started beeped their horn.. mind you when they came up behind me I was doing 75....
I finally saw red and slammed on the brakes... They got the hint...
These people who drive land barges and expect everyone to get out of their way....
I feel that when I started using my bicycle for everything but the longest of trips back in 2005, my anger whenever I was in a car began to subside.
Prior to that, I was practically driving everywhere for the three years after I learned to drive.
Being cut off, being bullied on the streets by other drivers, and general stand-still traffic got me into a few, "close-call" confrontations.
However, once I began to balance the bicycle/car usage out, these things began to happen less frequently.
Also, I still drive a semi as a job and found the long-haul runs between the rural areas and big cities to be not as bad as say, delivering between points in the LA Basin.
I don't drive less because of idiots. I drive the same regardless of them. I drive defensive and responsible. Past that, I am not concerned about those other drivers. A person on a bicycle can be just as dangerous (we had a runner who was killed by a cyclist not to long ago) and people walking are just as rude and obnoxious as those who drive. Since I do not get "raged" about the fact that many people are socially moronic, it would be pointless to do the same with those who drive. I have yet to encounter these idiots behavior to which have caused me any major danger as I drive in a manner that expects those around me to be too stupid to draw in breath.
Aside from those who make MAJOR poor decisions (like running a hard red light without a thought), I account for most of their stupid decisions and avoid the issues of being outraged by their actions. Treat everyone you meet as if they may a complete idiot in terms of your caution and you can avoid many of the upsets that evolve from such situations.
Funny how People who dont do this for a living love to judge those that do. It may not be a case for anger management if youve been at at it more than five years. And since youre only as human as a non CDL driver, you may just be suffering from driver burn-out, like bus, taxi and transit drivers do eventually.
I feel that when I started using my bicycle for everything but the longest of trips back in 2005, my anger whenever I was in a car began to subside.
Prior to that, I was practically driving everywhere for the three years after I learned to drive.
Being cut off, being bullied on the streets by other drivers, and general stand-still traffic got me into a few, "close-call" confrontations.
However, once I began to balance the bicycle/car usage out, these things began to happen less frequently.
Also, I still drive a semi as a job and found the long-haul runs between the rural areas and big cities to be not as bad as say, delivering between points in the LA Basin.
No, nothing will keep me from driving. Once you've driven transit, you become more aggresive and don't wait for other to "let" you merge.
I avoid the highway and take back roads instead. Luckily, I rarely have to drive more than 10 miles one way to a destination and I know all the back ways to get there.
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Riding on the bumper with no additional cars for blocks. When this happens , I either let them pass , or slow to about 5.
