Cyclist harassment law in Missouri town

[MartianDestiny]

So talk to your "non-cycling" friends about this. Be prepared to give a gentle explanation to the rights and dangers of cycling.

Agreed, one person at a time. My dad smoked his tires once and cut it way too close passing a cyclist (in a bike lane) then cut him off to make a right turn.

My response was: "would you have just done that if it were me on that bike?"
dad: "of course not"
Me: "well it very well could have been me, so think about that"

He's much better about cyclists when I'm with him now; hopefully he's careful when I'm not in the car too...

[tctrek]

What I've noticed is the difference between how drivers act around cyclists in affluent communities vs. in lower class areas. Today we rode through mountain country with very narrow roads, no shouler, switchback climbs/descents. High-priced area, lakes and million dollar homes. We had some very polite Mercedes, Lexus and Volvos come up behind us and ride super slow, hesitant to pass us too close. We had to wave them past us and then they took a really wide berth!!! Big difference from riding near our home where the Bubba's in Ford pickups yell at us to use the sidewalk.

I think there are all kinds of drivers out there - some love us, some hate us and some are afraid of being sued if they hit us ... and we just have to be as alert as possible to try to protect ourselves from the crazies.