In a message to Rod about pdrecipe.*, Alan said:

RS> Sounds like special pleading to me. I would have thought one incentive
RS> was to not get run over and squashed flat |-)

AW> Yeah that's a good incentive. My experience is that you can get away
AW> with a fair bit. The average Joe in a car doesn't want to make a mess
AW> of his duco and deal with the delays and possible charges if they do
AW> squash a cyclist. I've always gambled on this train of thought. I've
AW> been right thus far.

I think you over rate most peoples tolerance of cyclists.  Frankly,
every time I see one up ahead and I'm in the left lane I curse them...
Luckily I drive a narrow car...

'tnt, Anthony.