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they need to do one for drivers.....
had an interesting dialogue with a lady whilst on my way to herne hill today.
looked back, indicated i was overtaking a cyclist.......overtook....got beeped, despite checking the distance between us before over-taking....
at the lights she glared at me and shook her head, so i signalled to weave her window down.
she says, angrily,
'you were riding out in the middle of the road'...
i say 'yes, i did indicate before making my move to overtake the cyclist in front of me, thus moving out in the middle of the road to overtake him safely'
(bearing in mind there are cars parked all the way down this road, it is residential...)
lady : 'well i didn't see that, but it is very frightening for us when you ride out in the rode like that'
(what, ride in the middle of the road?)
'well, trust me it is pretty frightening for us too when cars drive us right into the curb.......'
lights change. we go our separate ways....
last time i checked, i was entitled to the width of a car? which, considering the parked cars, I was just about taking up, and actually wasn't out in the middle of the road, and it wasn't for long at all as I resumed my position once overtaking the person in front of me....
however, it was nice to have a chat, rather than a sweary shouty signalling match.....