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allensea
Who's the bad cyclist here?
Me (slowish pootler, probably overtaken by 50% of folk): at the lights, rather than sit way back in the queue along the kerb I try to make efficient use of the space in the the ASL 'box', often meaning I'm in the centre of the lane due to existing waiting cyclists on my left, and then, once the lights are green, I gradually move over to the left to allow faster cyclists to pass me on the right. I believe it's safer for cyclists to all be in a bunch at the front of a traffic queue rather than in a long line on the inside of other traffic.
Him: positioned to the left and slightly behind me at the lights because there were other cyclists in front of him, I try to move over to the left once the lights are green (checking over my left shoulder), but he's coming up on my inside to undertake me.
I say 'don't undertake!'
He says 'ride faster! signal!'
It didn't help that English wasn't his first language so he didn't know what under- as opposed to overtake meant... he thought I was telling him not to pass me at all and hence got a bit narky.
Oh well it's a nice sunny morning.