Originally Posted by
caloso
That sounds right. I have usually felt like drivers on rural roads are more likely to give you space and with less drama than in the city or suburb, but they're going much faster.
edit:
Re the mirrors, there was a story about a guy in the Central Valley taking out a whole group ride with his mirror.
Local good guy and solid racer of bikes got clipped by a monster mirror earlier this year (hit n run) ... he's still off the bike due to complications/infection from surgery.