I rode down and back up Elston today, perfecting the route. It's a mostly industrial city street, but there's one patch with a Kohl's, BestBuy, etc. Traffic was a little tight. A Lexus SUV driver decided that the bike lane would be a good way to go. Traffic's standing still, and I'm zipping along at 18 mph. He felt the need to zip, too, I guess. So he pulled into the bike lane, far enough ahead of me that I could brake and stay well behind him. Sort of like a pea in a straw, he could only go so far. (Bike lanes being considerably narrower than car lanes... ) My sleek and beautiful Bianchi Veloche slipped easily around him and off I went. Now he was stuck in the bike lane, and the other drivers weren't eager to let him back in! I was very glad to be on my bike.