wow! the flash flag! just what I was looking for. I was considering rigging one up myself. good to see that they already exist.

I have taken the lane on occaision and it does help but some people tend to speed right around me - and closely in some cases. It is very scary when you can hear the car behind you approaching fast and you aren't sure if they plan to go around or plow you down. I have even had one motorist speed up so they could swerve around me before the car in the oncoming lane too close - I guess they didn't want to use their brake pedal.

I guess mine isn't a new issue. It would be nice if I could get some of these people thinking about the safety of others.

Letter to the editor sounds like a great idea. Any suggestions on what to say? I am sure someone has already come up with some great ideas in this vein...