advice re: sunday drivers...

[michellepot]

Hi, just looking for some advice.  I ran into a weird situation while biking early this am.  Some old guy was in a car a short ways ahead of me... windows open, dog hanging out one side and arm and cigarette hanging out the other.  I actually was catching up to him to the point where I considered passing him  !  It was around the bends on county rd 12 thru Sandbanks park.  I opted to slow down but it was quite frustrating as at one point he nearly stopped.  I decided however that I was safer BEHIND this fellow than AHEAD of him. 

Anybody ever came across a situation like this, or have advice on what to do?  I guess I could have turned around, but it would have meant a longer ride home and I had to get to work...

thx,
Michelle

[Sandy]

I have never come across this myself but think you made the right choice in staying behind him.

[Jane]

Maybe you should get one of those loud horns installed on your bike that you can blow in cases like this!  Except it probably would scare the cr@p out of him and he would veer around in front of you!  But you probably would have got his attention.....