Stupid drivers

I took a quick end-of-week before the weather gets crummy ride on Friday. A ~20 mile loop before it got dark. It was a very relaxing ride and my goal was to do a moderate pace based on my heart rate monitor rather than speedometer.

I was averaging a 140-145 bpm pace until the last 2 miles of the ride. Due to construction on Elbo Lane, the shoulder was very rough and it quickly narrowed to no shoulder. I have a mirror on my handlebars as well as one on my glasses, so I saw the SUV approach. I was traveling at ~25MPH on a 40 MPH section. The driver *had* to see me ease off the shoulder, but waits until he/she is on my ass, then laid on the horn. I screamed at them, but I had enough room to

I started to try and catch them at the light (I'm sure I could have...), but my heart rate reached a new high - 199 bpm. Rule of thumb for your maximum heart rate is 220 minus your age in years. My maximum heart rate would be 181. I was using 195 as my tested maxiumu, so now I suppose I will use 200.

I remember the license, make and model and I was close enough to the SUV to see what neighborhood they live in. I really don't think drivers take this into account when they abuse bicyclists. We can be a very vindictive lot. I would not vandalize a car, but in the distant past, I used to remove the core from tire valves.