Sound advice for us all.
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Extend courtesy and such will be returned...
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When?? I always try to give cyclists a very wide berth, due to their often erratic and unpredictable nature. But by the time I've managed to get around them, I'm miles away and it's not like I'll be seeing the same guy further up the road, waving me past. I'm sorry, but it's just all a one-way street with that mentality (pun intended).
I'm trying not to generalize, but it's rare to see a cyclist keeping to the shoulder, riding in a straight line so that the obstruction to traffic flow is minimized. Maybe it's a lack of proper road safety training or maybe it's a problem unique to my country. I doubt it. Either way, I don't see that a pat on the back is required just for doing what you're supposed to do. So why get all bent out of shape when you're bipped for doing the wrong thing?
Surely you'd be pissed if someone in a Camry was weaving around 20mph slower than the traffic flow in front of you. How different is it if we're talking about a pushbike?
The part that peeves me is that you'll be kept slow by a cyclist that isn't fully in control and is weaving around at 15mph during rush hour. After you finally get to the traffic lights, rather than stop - obeying the road rules like cyclists should, he skips up onto the footpath and breezes through the lights. Either you're a road user or you're not.
I was once
hit by a car on my mountain bike, which wasn't my fault, but I don't have the attitude towards "cars" that so many road cyclists do today. I just don't understand it.
I think we'll agree to disagree here, Jurgen. There's nothing wrong with that, but you've gotta see it from the other side. I know some cyclists are a menace and ruin their reputation for the greater group, but I'm sure some are safe, polite and courteous, I'm just yet to meet any.