Quote Originally Posted by CycleChic06
I was out for an evening ride on Tuesday and as I was riding along and cars were slowly passing me in traffic, I could hear a car pacing behind me. The road is really wide at this point so he had plenty of room to pass me, but he continued to pace right behind me for a good 10 min. I finally looked back to see what was going on and he pulled up next to me and this creepy man driving the car just stared at me. That's all he did was stare at me as I rode. I tried slowing down to let him pass, but every time he'd stop at a light I'd catch up to him. Eventually the traffic made him speed up and pass me for good.

But as a single woman who rides by herself all the time, and this being the second incident in three days where something like this has happened it really starts to make me worry.

Does anyone else deal with stuff like this? I know a few of you have had to deal with jerks while riding and having stuff thrown at you. But how do you deal with stuff like this?

emily
I also know of that feeling...It is the worst feeling being when you are alone on a rode. I get really nervous when a car passes and then puts the brake lights on...I get really bothered when this happens on a curve and I can't see if the car totally stopped or not. I just try to think positive and think why creepy people should ruin the ride. I think the idea of getting the license plate number and having your cell phone ready is a good idea. Carrying pepper spray might be a good idea too. I always wear my camel pack, so I put the can in one of my bottle carriers. I hope this doesn't happen again for you and you can enjoy your rides again.