I always try to explain to my kids why I tell them to do the things I tell them to do while we are riding. I explain traffic rules and what to watch for while they are riding. Max has had this stuff drilled into his skull since he started on his own bike three years ago, but it is much newer to AR, who only started riding a two wheeler last June.

The other day Annarose and I were riding along chatting about what really irritates us when we are riding.

Annarose commented, in her ever-eloquent fashion, "I hate when I look over my shoulder and car is just driving along really slow right behind me. Why don’t they just pass me?"

I explained. "Well Posey, they are trying to be helpful. They think that by slowing down for you they are being nice. Unfortunately, they don’t realize how dangerous it is, because it makes the cars behind them think that the cyclist is holding up traffic, when it is really the car that won’t pass that causes the problems. I’m sure they don’t know annoying it is."

She said "I hate it. I mean who wants a big, ugly, polluting hunk of metal with four wheels riding right on your tail!"