DT> you. If it's going to fast, swerve out into the 
 DT> lane like you're trying to avoid something in your 
 DT> path.  If that doesn't slow the car, stand up and 
 DT> peddle so as to appear unstable.  If they still 
 DT> don't slow down, turn and look at the driver so he 
 DT> know's you're aware of him.  This routine seems to 
 DT> work quite well for me.  I rarely have a car go by 
 DT> me at a high rate of speed two feet off my handle 
 DT> bars.  That's what used to spook me the most when I 
 DT> first started riding.
DH> I'm not sure I can agree with you about this...seems to me
DH> that would just tick-off someone. I just ride like I belong
DH> there, as stably as possible, and as unobtrusively as
DH> possible.
The vast majority of the time, I ride the way you've described too.  My 
paragraph above describes what to do when you see someone bearing down on you 
at a high rate of speed.
                                     Dewey
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