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by SoftwareMaven 4337 days ago
If it's true (there are others here who say it's disputed), I would bet it is more because the driver trusts the cyclist more. The more the cyclist looks like she is a competent, experienced cyclist, the less you worry she will swerve toward you suddenly, fall over, or do some other random thing. The less you worry about that, the closer you feel you can get.