[smoothz]

So I'm off work and going home tonight, merging onto a 3 lane highway (with blinker on), look in my mirrors and over my left shoulder, don't see anything but a Somalian taxi cab driver doing something stupid next to me and then in front of me, when I hear the honk.

I still don't see anything until I get into the middle lane and see the cycle in my rear view mirror.

At first I feel bad, but then I got to thinking that the guy was in my blind spot, I did all that I could do short of sticking my head out the window, AND I had my blinker on a significant amount of time...enough to let all know what my intentions were. The guy on the cycle would have been toast for ignoring my blinker and following that cab too closely.

Sorry, but I had to vent. That was too close for me. I give motorcycles a LOT of room because I know most motorists treat them like second-class citizens, plus I have relatives who own 1 or 2. So this nut thinks I'm a bad driver now...

 

[smoothz]

Good point about them needing to know that they share the roads with cars and are taking a risk by getting onto one. Thanks for making me feel better.