Originally Posted by
mcours2006
Having to be constantly on alert when you're on a bike transfer over to being in a car as well, and that alone makes you a better driver.
I disagree.
On a bike you know you're very vulnerable so you have a heightened situational awareness. In a car you're encased in 3500# of metal and cruising along listening to the radio and talking on the phone.
But when I see cyclists, I swing wide to the left to give them plenty of room. And/or a "friendly" toot of the horn to let them know i'm behind them.