In my state, you're supposed to ride on the road as far to the right _as practicable_ and it says if there isn't enough room for a car and a bike to travel side by side safely, including three feet of passing distance, you're supposed to take the whole lane.
I ride my velomobile in a rural area on a lot of twisty, hilly roads with little to no shoulder so I do a lot of riding in the middle of the lane. Frequently this is me spinning up a big ass hill at 3 mph. Normally, people just drive around me. When it's really twisty and cars wont pass me I pull off at the next turnout or driveway and let people pass, but it has to be a real paved or gravel turnout where I can get all the way off the road.
Normally, no problems at all and people are really friendly because they think a velomobile is a car and people love cars. I think people are surprised that I pull over, too. Unfortunately, last weekend I ran into some guy who had a bad morning and decided to take it out on me. Came up behind me honking then pulled around and stopped in front in me in the middle of the lane and opened his door and started yelling at me. Tried to tell me how he was a cyclist who "rides legally" and a bunch of other bullshit. Called me an asshole, lol.
I said "thanks for the tip!" but I don't think I should respond to these people at all, just pull out my phone and start the video camera.
Anyone else here have issues with asshole drivers?
