Sometimes i want to give a cyclist a slapping....

[PK99]

and? For future reference as well you do not flash your headlights at someone to let them through. His right of way as well.

we both had right of way, i conceded to make his life easer and safer out of the door zone. i could have continued thus leaving him *just* enough room to pass.

I'm a cyclist and will do the same next time - a non cyclist faced with such rudeness might not.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

There is no place for courtesy on our roads. If you're concentrating on waving and thanks and checking to see if a driver has noticed your wave then you're not watching the road. It's as bad as using a mobile phone whilst driving/ riding and should incur a mandatory 3 points for a driver and £50 fine for a cyclist.

Don't talk arse.

 

[HLaB]

Right, that ped who I let cross the road never said thankyou; I'm off to find an uzi ;-)

 

[Chamfus Flange]

Did someone mention "right of way". Not sure that exists on British roads.

 

[sadjack]

Don't talk arse.

+1

 

[on the road]

There is no place for courtesy on our roads. If you're concentrating on waving and thanks and checking to see if a driver has noticed your wave then you're not watching the road. It's as bad as using a mobile phone whilst driving/ riding and should incur a mandatory 3 points for a driver and £50 fine for a cyclist.

I take it you don't stick your hand out to indicate that you want to turn?

 

[ComedyPilot]

Don't talk arse.

+ another.

If it is too much overload for you to acknowledge other drivers courtesy to you (if you even notice it?) then maybe that driving licence needs handing in?

 

[GrasB]

If it is too much overload for you to acknowledge other drivers courtesy to you (if you even notice it?) then maybe that driving licence needs handing in?

+1... sure sometimes, especially on a bike, it simply isn't really safe for you to acknowledge someone most of the time there's enough time to at least give the gesture, it's up to the person who the gesture is aimed at to notice your thanks or not.

I find motorist often notice the raising of fingers off the brake lever for a second or so not even removing the hand from the handle bars. It's scary how much information you can process when you actually become a custom to managing it. I often find when doing a driving commentary I'll have perceived that a driver has thanked me for holding back even though I'm not aware of having perceived it.

 

[Wobbly John]

Earlier this morning i was out in the back streets of wimbledon in the car.


What he did not do however was look at me or acknowledge me in any way. No flick of the hand or nod going past to acknowledge the courtesy.

...and your point is???

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

we both had right of way, i conceded to make his life easer and safer out of the door zone. i could have continued thus leaving him *just* enough room to pass.

I'm a cyclist and will do the same next time - a non cyclist faced with such rudeness might not.

Unless I've misunderstood your post... you joined the road the cyclist was already on, therefore he/she has right of way as they are already making headway along the route you've just joined.... however, an acknowledgement of what you had done wouldn't have gone amiss!

 

[PK99]

Unless I've misunderstood your post... you joined the road the cyclist was already on, therefore he/she has right of way as they are already making headway along the route you've just joined.... however, an acknowledgement of what you had done wouldn't have gone amiss!

We both entered at about the same time, me probably a tad earlier then he - most people would have gone along and done a two step dance part way along - there was room to pass but it made the cyclist life easier to let him come through.

 

[Zippy]

As there was enough room for both of you to pass, s/he was probably unaware that you had even pulled up for them to pass; probably just slowing down to find a parking place or just lost?

 

[kaska]

Unless I've misunderstood, the cyclist would have been able to stay on their side of the road, whereas the motorist would have had to cross into the other lane. The cylist's progress wasn't impeded by parked cars, but the OP's was. While it might have been friendly, I don't see why the cyclist should have to thank a motorist for waiting for the road to clear before driving into the lane for oncoming traffic.

 

[PK99]

Unless I've misunderstood, the cyclist would have been able to stay on their side of the road, whereas the motorist would have had to cross into the other lane. The cylist's progress wasn't impeded by parked cars, but the OP's was. While it might have been friendly, I don't see why the cyclist should have to thank a motorist for waiting for the road to clear before driving into the lane for oncoming traffic.

Actually, to stay out of the door zone (which he did) he had to cycle down the centre of the road which has no white line.

common courtesy makes the world a nicer place - I'm surprised there so much of an issue being made of defending the cyclist.

 

[Norm]

common courtesy makes the world a nicer place - I'm surprised there so much of an issue being made of defending the cyclist.

It frustrates me, even saddens me, but it doesn't surprise me any more.

I hope that people don't try cycling wearing the same blinkers that they wear when surfing.