Marty and Jake's Lists Part Two

Motor Vehicle Drivers as they relate to Cyclists (ranked 0 to 5 stars)

· Professional Tractor Trailer Drivers – 5 stars – when they had the chance they went all the way into the other lane to the point of occasionally running on-coming traffic off of the road in our favor. Hats off to those folks.

· Cheapo Tractor Trailer Drivers – driving stuff like gross container trucks, logs, and sand and gravel – 2 stars – basically suck-city with some exceptions.

· Older Folks in La Sabres and such – a surprising 4 stars – they really seemed to take their time getting around us.

· Motor Homes (the big ones that run about 100k with the Cherokee dragged behind) – 4 stars – these people know they are rolling death-traps and try to give some room.

· Motor Homes (medium to small) – 0 stars, they think they are driving a Corolla and forget the car they are dragging behind on the U-haul Trailer is wider than the Motor Home.

· Drag Behind Campers – 2 stars.

· Pick-up Trucks/Standard – 4 stars – no problems

· Pick-up Trucks/Modified Exhaust and Big Ole Tires – 0 Stars -- These idiots seem to signal their disapproval of cycling by revving their engines as they are right besides us – no exceptions.

· Pick-up Trucks Dragging 4 Wheel Vehicles – 0 Stars – same as above, but with the added fun of the trailer swinging to and fro.

· Box Trucks – that would be everything from U-hauls and Ryders to Charles Chips, Toms Chips, and Frito-Lay to EX-Rental Trucks – negative one stars – totally oblivious and stupid and dangerous and rude and… well they suck.

· High School kids driving anything with the windows down – 0 stars – they cannot resist the urge to scream at us. I had no idea Marty and I were F-‘ing Q’s!!!

· School Buses – As a disclaimer, this is based on one unfortunate but prolonged bad and scary experience. On a scale of 0 – 5 stars, minus 28.7 stars. In nearly 3000 miles we have been run off the road one and only one time. This was by a line of School Buses as we approached Gulfport Mississippi on a 4 lane road. In the rain, with flashers on, hugging the side of the road – unbelievable.