Second bike ride of the Spring.  Rode my old training route on rt. 51 south of Carbondale.  The good news is that my off season indoor biking has paid off.  I had no trouble with the hills and climbing.  While the weather was a little brisk, 50 degrees and between rain storms, I managed a 30 mile jaunt.  Hopefully my good luck continues with the motor traffic.  Here's the situation. Rt. 51 has a small 3 foot shoulder that bicyclists use.  Staying on the shoulder,  on one of the more difficult climbs, I checked my mirror and saw a semi-truck rapidly approaching.  "Here we go" I thought.  Another near miss by a trucker.  Anticipating the normal wind event where the truck goes by and barely misses as it sucks me into its vortex causing me to adhere to it like a plunger on a flat rock  (well, maybe not that close but you get the picture)  I prepared myself for the encounter.  As it got nearer I noticed something strange.  Could I believe my eyes?  The behemoth actually changed lanes and gave me my entire side of the road!!  It set such a good example the two cars following it changed lanes giving me ample room.  That rarely happens.  I gave a hearty thumbs up to the drivers of those vehicles.  On both of my rides this spring motorists have shown an incredible amount of respect.  Hopefully, it is a new trend and continues throughout the outside riding season.