Quote Originally Posted by CA_in_NC
Emily-
I have to second this! my DH and I also biked to the farmers market and whole foods on Saturday and on the way home (with both of my panniers full to bursting of fruits and veggies, plus a b-day present for my grandmother) had another one of those annoyingly bad car experiences. The guy weighed about 350 pounds and was driving into bojangles in a huge car. He stopped, blocked our lane of the road, leaned out of his window and screamed at us to "ride somewhere else." Ahhh...the land of fast food and big cars/SUVs. Won't keep me off my bike for a half a second but these things happen with great frequency around here. *sigh* Time to start dreaming of the Netherlands too.
CA ~ So sorry you had that experience! We were very lucky not to have any bad car encounters on our trip to Carrboro on Saturday. Carrboro is busy, but at least quite bicycle friendly, as southern towns go. That's great that you and your DH also did the farmers market/whole foods ride, though! It sure was hot....

Emily