Bad manners

[RedFeend]

If every pedestrian greeted you as they walk past you'd soon complain.
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This is a village. I did say the Fen lanes were quiet, so its not as if you would be inconveinienced. 99% of pedestrians do say 'hello' when they walk by, whether I'm on my bike or walking. Personally I like it that way.

Fortunately we live in a democracy and other people are not obliged to acknowledge my presence, nor me them if I find them in difficulties farther up these very quiet roads. (I'm so sickeningly nice I would stop anyway)

Oh dear. That's a bit provocative. Better duck.

 

[02GF74]

no, that is the correct etiquette. if you see someone in front of you, you sneak up behind them, slipstream for a minute or so until you get your breath back then pedal past them to make it appear you always ride at fifty billion miles per hour .... then keep looking back over your shoulder and praying that they will turn off so they won't catch you up.

at no point do you speak.

 

[Andrew_P]

no, that is the correct etiquette. if you see someone in front of you, you sneak up behind them, slipstream for a minute or so until you get your breath back then pedal past them to make it appear you always ride at fifty billion miles per hour .... then keep looking back over your shoulder and praying that they will turn off so they won't catch you up.

at no point do you speak.

I have passed you haven't I?

 

[s7ephanie]

come and live here !!! every tom dick and harry says bonjour and you have to do the kissy kissy thing when you meet somebody you know and again when you leave !!! no wonder things take so long to get done here !

 

[Archie_tect]

I still don't understand why it's bad manners to not say 'Hi' to someone you don't know.

I'm still trying to cancel out all the double negatives....

 

[Archie_tect]

come and live here !!! every tom dick and harry says bonjour and you have to do the kissy kissy thing when you meet somebody you know and again when you leave !!! no wonder things take so long to get done here !

Must make cycling tricky.

 

[BUR70N]

I think it works both ways.

Number of times I have nodded or smiled to another cyclist who is not in the fanboy gear like me and got looked straight through me

 

[vernon]

Unless I've got the negatives wrong, wasn't marz saying what you're saying?

You're not wrong

 

[marzjennings]

I'm still trying to cancel out all the double negatives....

I was attempting to pass through the negative to the imaginary side of grammatical errors.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Is it me, or are some folk just downright rude?

Poodling around the quiet Fen lanes, some cyclists WILL insist on riding up silently behind me and then overtaking at speed, disappearing into the distance without a word.

I like to make a noise like a motorcycle engine when I speed past my victim.

 

[PocketFrog]

I overtook a cyclist today and announced myself with a clear "overtaking on your right"

It was lost because he had his iPod on and promptly shat his load when I came past.

Smh

 

[MontyVeda]

I overtake lots of cyclists on the roads and don't say anything as i breeze past.... Why? Because I'd feel arrogant. "Hey look at me going faster than you.. slowcoach!" is what a 'hello' feels like.

Of course on the cycletracks or canal tow path it's different, it's narrow, overtakes are more cautious and usually involve a ping of the bell, then they get a 'thanks' as I pass.

 

[RedFeend]

I think it works both ways.

Number of times I have nodded or smiled to another cyclist who is not in the fanboy gear like me and got looked straight through me

That is very true.

Don't give up being nice because of others bad manners. You never know who you might meet along the way.

 

[RedFeend]

I like to make a noise like a motorcycle engine when I speed past my victim.

That is fine. I would just be a tad disappointed when I realised you were not Valentino Rossi.

 

[Herbie]

Is it me, or are some folk just downright rude?

Poodling around the quiet Fen lanes, some cyclists WILL insist on riding up silently behind me and then overtaking at speed, disappearing into the distance without a word.

Personally I think this is rude. A simple 'Hi there' or 'Hello' would be nice. They may be riding expensive bikes and be uber fit, but a little common curtesy and friendliness would brighten my day.

Just saying :-(

Sometimes I say hello sometimes I don't its not a big deal