I was just about to post a good driver post...so I'll add to yours!

On my commute home from work yesterday, a city work truck pulled out and turned into my lane, just to be stopped by a red light. We were going through a small downtown area so the speed limit was 25 but with 4 lanes of traffic. Anyway, I was behind him at the light and he waved me forward. I thought it was a bit odd since once the light turned green he would surely pass, but I did as he requested (bike lanes, shoulders don't exist here). Well, the light turned green and to my surprise, he didn't pass. He followed behind me (I was going about 20, had a nice wind at my back) for about 2 miles, even after I turned and the speed limit increased to 35. Eventually he had to turn off, but is was soooo nice having someone behind me for a bit to keep the cars off (I live/work in metro Detroit....aka motor city....and the cars really are not friendly). The guy definitely made my commute enjoyable.