OMG.

I grew up in SE PA. Avondale to be exact. We have signs on rt 41 that say "Be Aware of Aggressive Drivers" and they even put in dots to get you to pace 2 dots behind a car. I get behind the wheel there and I have to pull over sometimes (especially with a beautiful mtn bike on the back of your car!) because I'm afraid I'm going to get rearended. Not everyone is like that there, but there is enough tense people there that make driving a bit..uhhh...stressful!

When I go to see my dad I don't ride on the road that much. Not like I ride in Mass. Mass people seem to be a little nicer here in the countryside. Not all of them, but enough of them. I don't get nervous about people behind me, only at intersections. They don't seem to see you. In PA I'm nervous just being on the road.

As for that guy, not sure how the whole conversation went, but I have gotten behind a couple of cyclists riding 2 abreast without a care in the world-maybe he had a bad experience? While I'm logging more miles now than I actually drive, I can see why people would get mad. I did block traffic up on Acushnet Ave in New Bedford because there was only half a road there. No one beeped. In that case, yeah, you can't avoid it. Maybe if you got him on a bike it might change his mind. I find people that don't own a bike (or should I say...ride a bike!) are kinda tense.