Yeah we have it out here in Phoenix as well. Which is another reason why I prefer to take the road less travelled.. By cars that is. This morning my husband and I rode a loop of the IMAZ course. During this 35 mile loop I was honked at three times, got some nasty cat calls from some migrants in a landscaping truck, had a Lincoln towncar buzz me so close that I could have reached out and hit his car, and had a guy in a big rig hauling a traliler with a big ol tractor hanging off the sides buzz me as well. The tractor was one of those earth movers with the treads instead of tires. They were hanging off the edge of the trailer a few feet and I swear it almost hit me. Also had a guy making a right turn ignore his red light and I almost t boned him...
For the most part these roads have no shoulder, but there are two lanes in each direction so they COULD move over into the left lane. There really wasn't THAT much traffic. Yes, some people did slow down or move over for me, but I mostly remember the jerks!
But FWIW the ride went really well. It's an easy course compared to what I have been riding and I anticipate a good day as long as the wind behaves..
It was funny though when I got cat called. Tony was a bit ahead of me, when I caught up to him I asked him if he heard the guys yell at me. He goes "yeah, I was laughing cause I KNOW how much you LOVE it!!"