Tom on Nostr: Au contraire, I'm an American cyclist there are a lot of us but at the same time not ...

Au contraire, I'm an American cyclist there are a lot of us but at the same time not enough. Our government has been to short sided to understand the long term value in planning for pedestrians and cyclist so the cycling experience can be frustrating and down right unsafe at times. That said I would guess a dutch cyclist would find crossing America to be at times a scary culture shock. And yes it's true some diesel truck owners remove the catalytic converters or as they say remove the California emission crap so when the stomp the pedal it smokes I've experienced that as well and they need to keep moving cause if I catch up to them I'm going to be aggressively rude. It's usually teenagers.
Now as a matter of law you are required to ride as far to the right as safely possible to stay out of the way of those fast moving Chevys maybe your friend was riding on the wrong side of the road? : )
But seriously any Dutch cyclist peddling through Mississippi can look me up for a warm shower and a beer I may not have the best accommodations but I will share what I have.