We have a lot of well-deserved threads about the bad drivers out there, but after my ride this afternoon, I feel compelled to write about the GOOD drivers:

1. I was doing speed work on a windy narrow road (Paradise). Speed limit 25. This bit was rolly and I was going between 20 - 27 when I became aware of a car behind me. He was hanging pretty far back, and there was simply no place to pass. Finally a straight block long length of road, and he started to pass me, but I saw a car coming from the other direction which he could not see, so I put up a hand to stop him. He stopped. Finally another straightway and he passed. As he got by me, he gave a friendly horn toot. Older guy. Nice.

2. I hit an intersection and needed to turn left. Only way to trip the signal was to climb up the curb and push the ped button. So I did that, and of course it immediately turned and I still had to get clipped in and going. A car facing me was going to turn left, and between my trying to get rolling and my bad arm I wasn't able to immediately signal left turn so she could go. She gestured to her right with with her thumb and I nodded and finally got a hand up to signal and she turned left. She waited til she knew what I was going to do before she went. 99% of cyclists would turn left at that intersection, but she did not assume.

3. And a special thank you to the Tiburon Town Police Dept who did not stop me for my pause and roll through the vacant stop sign in the center of town. I think for sure I can chalk that one up to the Amici Veloci kit.

3 pretty nice drivers in only a 20 something mile ride. What a good day!