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As a motorist I wouldn't toot my horn to let a cyclist know I was there unless they're doing weird or dangerous things that make me nervous.
But motorists do it in Spain just to give you a heads up, and I quite liked it. To be honest though, it's only these new silent cars that would make me think it's a good idea. I mean, vehicles aren't generally too quiet to hear.
As a cyclist, horn tooting gets me riled before I even know who did it and why.
Nice that he was being considerate though.
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Had a weird interaction with a driver earlier - riding down Wickham Road, standard outside of door zone. Guy behind me honks before safely overtaking and stopping at red light 200m down the road. I stop and calmly talk to the guy about why cyclists take that position, he says 'I know, I was giving you a quick indication that I was overtaking you as I know you can't always see what's behind you'. Guy seemed like he was being genuine and I came away happy. Question is - is using your horn behind a rider a good idea in circumstances like this given that it's normally seen as aggression? After all, if I hadn't stopped to talk to the guy, I would have thought he was just another knuckle dragger who didn't like cyclists.