[Christ]

That would be why I said "At times". There are obviously times where they're positioned correctly in the lanes, wearing bright colors, riding an obvious cycle in an obvious way, etc.

There are also times where they're wearing black leathers at night on a somewhat quiet bike that's also painted black, chilling in the lane next to you in your blind spot and hanging with traffic or tailgating someone.

I always assume those riders are either new or stupid... or "Squid" riders.

I'm relatively sure that bikers get downright pissed at me, because if they're close enough to me that I can make out details on the bike in my rearview mirror, I slow down. Not for anyone's safety except their own, honestly. They usually pass me at 2.3 times the speed of light, as obnoxiously as possible, it seems.

I've never guessed those are experienced riders either... I always assumed that an experienced and responsible rider just wouldn't be riding my ass to begin with, so the whole situation would have been avoided, because I'd not have had to slow down.

I used to ride, and I'm still looking out for a decent 250-ish bike so I can get "back on the saddle", but I'm certainly not going to ride like many of the people I meet up with on the highways.

DCB - I'm not attempting to single out any one motorcyclist, and I hate making blanket statements, but by and large, the majority of riders that I've come across have been ridiculously ill-tempered and irresponsible. Maybe it's a paradoxical effect where I only notice the irresponsible riders because they're the most likely to draw attention to themselves?