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They are the ones whose exercise program can result in immediate death because they must contend with automobiles. I have been such a risk-taker for nearly 20 years and have discovered one piece of equipment that can help save a cyclist's life: the geeky rearview mirror that attaches to the helmet. But it is only a tool. A cyclist also needs to understand what he is seeing in the mirror. You'll need to make a quick evaluation. You can't tell, of course, if the person behind the wheel is also a bike rider. It's best to assume he's not. This is what the cyclist needs to look for as spring breaks: 1. Middle-aged men driving low-priced cars. This group actually identifies with cyclists. At the age when they can wear over-the-calf socks with Bermuda shorts and not care if anybody laughs, these men appreciate the cyclist's free spirit. Not having the money to be pretentious but possessing the age to know better, they have a live-and-let-live attitude. They usually slow down, wait until it's safe to pass, and then proceed slowly. Some even wave. 2. Middle-aged women driving low-priced cars. They possess many of the same qualities as the above group. 3. All luxury car drivers. Even through that small geeky mirror, you can see enough flailing limbs to identify them. When they come upon a cyclist, they can't really put one foot on the brake, downshift their sporty manual transmission, negotiate a slight leftward swerve and talk on the cell phone at the same time. 4. Old lady drivers in any type vehicle. It's tough enough for them to see over the steering wheel. And at that age, it takes the brain a few seconds to decipher unusual objects in the road. "Is that a street sign? Or a lamp post? Or a . . . (thump, thump)." The only way to protect yourself is to wear a blue wig on your helmet. They'll think you're a friend. 5. Kids taking driver-ed classes. At this early stage of their driving career, they have minimal standards. If they pass you without hitting you, score one for them. That they may have done so with two inches to spare is no consequence. They figure not killing someone is worth at least a D. 6. Young men in general. They are hazards not because they are mean. It's just all that testosterone seems to go to their right foot in a car. Sometimes they go too fast to react to a cyclist pedaling furiously up a hill at four miles per hour. 7. School bus drivers. They are, by definition, a public menace. I don't have a reason for this. But they never give you any room when passing. Maybe they are so dedicated to young children that anyone over 18 is deemed expendable. No, they simply are mean. 8. Men under 25 in pickups. These guys are victims of both excessive testosterone and recessive brains. They see you. They can maneuver around you. But they want to scare you. 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