Old 05-20-19, 09:02 AM
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WarrenR
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When I used to commute to work l noticed, in my mirror, that on straight stretches of road drivers would begin to move to the left and then as they would almost reach me they would move to the right. Then after passing they would move back to the left. Especially older drivers. They teach in defensive driving to look away from accidents in front of you and look to where you want to go as a lot of drivers will drive straight into the accident. In road racing training they will teach you to always look where you want to go as your brain will automatically take you in that direction. Drivers will look towards you as they pass, I found it is especially noticable in slow speed passes as the driver spends more time looking towards you as they pass.

No solution, just an observation. Sometimes when I see a car coming up behind me I'll move a foot or so to to the left and slowly, as the car approaches, back closer to the shoulder, seems to keep some drivers a little less close.
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