I've Had My First Parping!

[Hip Priest]

I've been cycling since May '11, and believe it or not, I've never been beeped by a motorist until today. I was changing lanes on approach to some (red) lights and the chap coming up behind me took exception to my holding him up by, ooh, 3 seconds.

That's it really - I'm now in the club.

 

[gambatte]

the chap coming up behind me took exception to my holding him up.............

.............. I'm now in the club.

Whens it due?

 

[biggs682]

you were not a boy scout then

 

[Camrider]

That's it really - I'm now in the club.

| did not know that a single beep could lead to unwanted pregnacies

 

[BlackPanther]

I hate it when drivers overtake 50 yards form a red light. I tend to stay in the middle of the lane to discourage them, but every so often some pratt will shoot by, and then brake hard for the light. I just filter past and wait at the front.

 

[kishan]

give a rear V sign simples

 

[400bhp]

Just ignore or wave.

TBH I probably would get beeped on more occasions when driving.

 

[Hip Priest]

I ignored. Mainly because I was performing a tricky manouvere. Had I given him the finger I'd have fell on my arse.

 

[kishan]

I ignored. Mainly because I was performing a tricky manouvere. Had I given him the finger I'd have fell on my arse.

haha that would be funny yeah maybe V sign isnt a good idea after all

 

[addictfreak]

Does'nt happen to me very often, but i usually reply with the finger or the w**ker gesture. Childish i know, but i like it!

 

[Jonathing]

The last time I as beeped (while climbing a 12% gradient on my fixed and admittedly going really quite slowly) I stopped, went to the driver's window and asked if I could help at all. I was ever so polite and accommodating and only held them up for twice as long as they would have been had they stayed quiet. Not the cleverest response, I could have ended up with a beating but I was fairly sure that my colleague wouldn't have done that in public.

 

[Cush]

This thread explains why, I am going to get one of those extra loud horns fitted when I get my new bike some time in April or May

 

[BentMikey]

iw00t!!!!

 

[niggle]

The last time I as beeped (while climbing a 12% gradient on my fixed and admittedly going really quite slowly) I stopped, went to the driver's window and asked if I could help at all. I was ever so polite and accommodating and only held them up for twice as long as they would have been had they stayed quiet. Not the cleverest response, I could have ended up with a beating but I was fairly sure that my colleague wouldn't have done that in public.

I did the same thing when climbing a steep hill and being beeped by a following car. I stopped in the middle of the narrow country lane and asked the driver what the problem was. He made various angry noises culminating with "I've got to get to work" (it was about 8am). He shut up when I pointed out we were on a designated Quiet Lane

 

[Arjimlad]

give a rear V sign simples

And then you find it is your local vicar/child's schoolteacher/mother in law just trying to be friendly !!