Lovacott
Über Member
I ride a fairly quiet route at a fairly quite time of the day and I experience about a dozen overtakes on my ten mile commute.
On the narrow lanes which make up the best part of my route, overtakes are not an issue because I decide when the overtake happens. There is not enough room on the lane for both of us at the same time so I will pull into the next farm gate or layby to let the car pass. This is always appreciated by the motorist and I'll get a tail light flash or wave as they pass me by. One very pretty young girl actually blew me a little kiss on Thursday.
On the main roads however, I have adopted the strategy of road hogging so that overtaking cars are forced to the other side of the road. I do this because I've found that if I keep tight to the left, cars will overtake me on my side of the road and leave very little gap. Also, I have nowhere to go if someone gets too close.
Of course, road hogging pisses people off no end so instead of friendly waves or blown kisses, I get revving engines and shaking fists.
Luckily, main roads make up a very small part of my commute but I am wanting to get out more at weekends on some of the busier roads and do longer distances.
How do you cope with traffic coming from behind?
On the narrow lanes which make up the best part of my route, overtakes are not an issue because I decide when the overtake happens. There is not enough room on the lane for both of us at the same time so I will pull into the next farm gate or layby to let the car pass. This is always appreciated by the motorist and I'll get a tail light flash or wave as they pass me by. One very pretty young girl actually blew me a little kiss on Thursday.
On the main roads however, I have adopted the strategy of road hogging so that overtaking cars are forced to the other side of the road. I do this because I've found that if I keep tight to the left, cars will overtake me on my side of the road and leave very little gap. Also, I have nowhere to go if someone gets too close.
Of course, road hogging pisses people off no end so instead of friendly waves or blown kisses, I get revving engines and shaking fists.
Luckily, main roads make up a very small part of my commute but I am wanting to get out more at weekends on some of the busier roads and do longer distances.
How do you cope with traffic coming from behind?