Don't mention it!

[pawl]

Agree with smokin joe.Ihave very few problems . On narrow lanes around my neck of the woods the majority of drivers pull into the side of the road .I always indicate my thanks and usually get an acknowledgement

On Tuesday I had a HGV following me on bendy section of road.I pulled into a passing place waved him through.Got the usual flashing hazards in thanks

Perhaps I’m just lucky or the drivers round the Hincky andBosworth area are more tolerant of cyclists,certainly different when I’m in the car.Tailgaters up your backside in 30 and 40 restrictions when they want to last past.Often think these prat’s think it is a minimum speed limet.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Chill a bit...I just mutter it to myself and don't let it bother me.

"I normally shout 'you're welcome' after them. A verbal volley normally suffices".

That's one hell of a mutter to yourself.

 

[Deafie]

When I come to the UK I am always remarkably impressed by how considerate, responsible and well behaved the drivers are.... Even in London!

 

[Fonze]

If I let someone through , now I don't look at them but raise my hand as a wave , if they don't acknowledge then I don't see it and don't then have it bother me ..
Life's way too short to worry about daft stuff ..

 

[Drago]

I don't get worked up. I calmly complete my journey and cast a hex on them.

 

[classic33]

I don't get worked up. I calmly complete my journey and cast a hex on them.

Last one backfired though!

 

[mustang1]

Near enough every driver that doesn't show simple courtesy down our Devon lanes is on a London plate.
Too busy worrying about scratching their Audi Q 7s and BMW X 5s to show any manners.

I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, but is it better to show manners and have a scratched car?

Ps Devon is an awesome place but I haven't been for a while. I was in nearby Dorset last month, also a lovely place.

 

[mustang1]

I normally just say in loud voice 'Thanks then!'

I have LED signs in the front and back of the car where I can type out messages for other drivers.

When someone gives me way, I stop my car in front of them, type out a thank you message, wait for a thumbs up to show they have read and understood my message, then I continue.

But sometimes they give me the finger for wasting "a few precious seconds" of their time.

Can't win with these servant types!

 

[Dirk]

I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, but is it better to show manners and have a scratched car?

Is it good manners to not move over to allow oncoming vehicles through?
Some of them sit in the middle of the road, 2 - 3 feet out from the bank, and refuse to move over to allow others through. They expect oncoming traffic to reverse, when all they have to do is put their nearside into the overhanging grass.
Maybe they should rethink their route if they are so frightened of a few minor scratches, or are incapable of reversing on a narrow lane.
I once encountered a guy in a BMW X3 who refused to reverse about 50 yards to a passing place, when I met him I had 4 other cars behind me and he had none.
I had to get out and explain to him that, unless he moved, we would be there all day.
He attempted to reverse and ended up going lock to lock into the banks on both sides. After about 5 minutes he had gone back approximately 20 yds. I got out again and offered to back his car up for him, to ease the situation, as by now several other vehicles were stacked up behind me. All I got was a load of verbal abuse.
Feck you, I thought, got back in my car and let him get on with it. Several minutes later he finally got to the passing place. I gave him a cheery thank you wave as I passed.
He was looking very flustered and I don't think his missus and kids were very impressed.
The car was on a London plate and he sounded as though he came from that way.
Similar situations, of varying degrees, happen all the time in holiday season.

It's the - "I've got an expensive new motor - so you've got to give way" - syndrome.

 

[welsh dragon]

I go out on my bike to enjoy myself, not to get wound up by things. Most people where i live are very considerate. They let traffic out onto the main roads, they hang back until it is safe to overtake, they don't honk their horns at people, in fact 90% are very laid back, and about 90% will also acknowledge the things that other road users do for each other. Even tractor drivers will pull into the nearest layby if the traffic builds up behind them.

Of course there are a few muppets who do the opposite. That happens in all walks of life and in every situation. I just choose not to take any notice of them. Why let a numpty or two ruin your day.

 

[gbb]

A lot depends on your mood at that moment in time. I do some regular driving in Norfolk narrow lanes where someone has to give way...if circumstances dictate I can (availability of somewhere to pull over, oncoming speed, has he got anywhere to go...or just plain 'It's easier for me to pull over and wait a few more seconds'.....i will.

I often wonder if we secretly desire that thanks and get offended when it isn't forthcoming...so don't expect it and just get on. State of mind, just drive and get on. If thanks is forthcoming....great.

It's not drivers btw...its people who dont think to appreciate a gesture who happen to be in a car at that time.

 

[Dirk]

It's not drivers btw...its people who dont think to appreciate a gesture who happen to be in a car at that time.

It's people who happen to be sitting behind the controls of a motor vehicle at the time...............otherwise known as 'drivers'.

 

[snorri]

when all they have to do is put their nearside into the overhanging grass.

Do you operate a breakdown recovery service?
Driving into the roadside grass is best avoided, it can damage drainage and cause erosion of road edges, also wheels can enter concealed drainage culverts which will require outside assistance to get back on the road.

 

[User33236]

I was walking back along an old link line this morning, now a shared use path. I was keeping to the left and a couple with their kid were coming the opposite way.

Coming up behind them was a bloke on a bike pulling a trailer behind. As I anticipated I would come level with the group walking the other way at the same time the bloke on the bike reached us I stopped and moved as far left as I was able to allow him through.

Not so much as a look or smile never mind a thank you! He did however hear my sarcastic ‘thank you too’.

Regardless of mode of transportation ignorant people will always be ignorant.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

What winds me up more is when I'm crossing a road at zebra or pelican crossings, and there's somehow an expectation now for the pedestrian to say thank you to drivers for stopping. You occasionally hear these drivers using the sarcasm mentioned here... "Yeah you're bloody welcome!".

Its a mandatory stop you bellster, I'm not thanking you. It's the fecking rules. Do you wave your hand in appreciation at the cars sitting at red every time you go through a green light?