KP> My experience is that about 1 in 1000 motorists is 
 KP> a jerk who will try to
 KP> scare you.  That motorist is not trying to hit you; 
 KP> (s)he is trying to scare
 KP> you.  That motorist is aware that if (s)he hits 
 KP> you, you will damage the
 KP> paint job on the car/truck, adversely affect the 
 KP> insurance premiums, and
 KP> cause a delay and hassle with the police.  What you have to do is be
 KP> absolutely steady and not be panicked.  If you do 
 KP> something unpredictable,
 KP> you increase the odds of getting hurt.
 KP> The "from behind" accident is rare and is usually 
 KP> caused or partly caused by
 KP> the bicyclist.  (E.g., swerving into the path of 
 KP> the car or riding at night
 KP> without lights.)
 KP> There are also a very few homocidal maniacs out 
 KP> there.  But they have been
 KP> known to do their thing on cars as well as bicyclists.
 KP> My experience is that about 1 in 1000 motorists is 
 KP> a jerk who will try to
 KP> scare you.  That motorist is not trying to hit you; 
 KP> (s)he is trying to scare
 KP> you.  That motorist is aware that if (s)he hits 
 KP> you, you will damage the
 KP> paint job on the car/truck, adversely affect the 
 KP> insurance premiums, and
 KP> cause a delay and hassle with the police.  What you have to do is be
 KP> absolutely steady and not be panicked.  If you do 
 KP> something unpredictable,
 KP> you increase the odds of getting hurt.
Yep! Absolutely right! Just keep straight and steady, boys and girls, and 
you'll be as safe as possible!
Dave
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