This is one of those sharing post, one about my ride to work this morning.  It's a given we all like to ride, therefore we exist. This morning I'm riding in and decided to take one of the primary routes instead of interstate to start out.  I get behind a sports biker and immediately recognize it is a lady rider.  I surmise she's probably in her early twenties, but have no way to really tell with her full-face helmet on.  I'm a vehicle behind her through traffic and at the lights.  I do notice also she has a MSF sticker on her helmet.  I think to myself, "good girl, you're starting out right!"  Instead of doing my normal full-throttle ride I decide to hang with her and get behind her as we are getting onto the interstate.  I've already observed her using hand and arm signals along with the lights, and she rolls with the flow of traffic and not at the posted speed limit.  On the interstate approach she does her check twice with her turn signal on, then using her arm signal, pointing to the lane she is going to.  I stay behind her and ride in the opposite track.  Later up the road we need to get on another express route and she signals, I move with her and I change track, and she takes the opposite track.  I'm thinking "this girl has paid attention."  I know a lot of "bikers" that do not understand the riding in group concept and will screw up lane changes and ride patterns in a heart beat.  Here, this girl, persumeably young, fresh out of the basic course, has it down pat.  I follow her on and when I get close to my exit, I move away to the outside lane, but now she comes in behind me and rides in the proper position.  She does lag back a little, but none the less she is on it.  Finally, I have to exit, we exchange waves, in a bid of "ride safe".   Very refreshing to see those who are into riding seriously.

Ride hard, ride long, ride safe!