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Hard braking manoeuvre at a zebra crossing as there was a lady going across that had been hidden by a van - no issue, good brake test, bit of back tyre skidding though I do most of my braking with my front brake. Then I slip first time I want to clip in again, and at the same time a lorry going in the opposite direction starts beeping. I'm now clipped in and look up, and there's the driver leaning out of the window... cheering me on? Making fun of me? I think he was thumb-upsing me, but... why? Was it done ironically? Was he making fun of me slipping off the pedal? Was he congratulating me for stopping for a pedestrian? Was he mistaking me for some TV star?
The lorry was going past at a normal city speed, and I was accelerating too, so I only saw him for a split second. This is the type of thing that really is utterly meaningless, but I just want to know, goddammit!