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  • May 20, 2013 at 8:13 am #18841
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    How do you do it when you are wronged by a motorist e.g. close pass, left hook, general crappy driving?
    I used to gesticulate a lot but you only end up winding yourself up even more and can put yourself in more danger drifting over the road while waving your arms about.
    Not to mention you get the odd nutter who will stop; fighting in lycra with cleats and a ton of miles in the legs isn’t a good idea.
    I tend to mumble or if it’s really dangerous shout knowing full well no one can hear. I think the more it happens the less it bothers you which isn’t a great way of viewing bad driving.

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  • May 20, 2013 at 12:37 pm #737027
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    Anonymous

    farrell wrote:I’m going

    farrell wrote:
    I’m going through a horrendous spell of nearly being cleaned out by young women on their own, so by the time I’m about to start bollocking someone I have to bite my tongue as I don’t really have the heart to scream at a girl on their own.

    I usually go with “Have a look before you kill someone”, which may be padded out with a few other words.

    Funnily enough I tried to get a motorists attention the other week after they had nearly whalloped me on a roundabout by looking through their rear windscreen but their view of me was almost completely obscured by an A4 sized sticker proclaiming “THINK BIKE”.

    I did have a chuckle to myself when the irony of this clicked.

    I was passed by a young lady last week, she squeezed between me and an oncoming car.
    After passing she realised it was a bit unnecessary and put her hand up to apologize, lost control of the car and mounted the near side kerb with both wheels, luckily she was a good few metres in front by then.
    I felt a combination of relief and despair while laughing at the same time.

    May 20, 2013 at 12:11 pm #737025
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    farrell

    I’m going through a
    I’m going through a horrendous spell of nearly being cleaned out by young women on their own, so by the time I’m about to start bollocking someone I have to bite my tongue as I don’t really have the heart to scream at a girl on their own.

    I usually go with “Have a look before you kill someone”, which may be padded out with a few other words.

    Funnily enough I tried to get a motorists attention the other week after they had nearly whalloped me on a roundabout by looking through their rear windscreen but their view of me was almost completely obscured by an A4 sized sticker proclaiming “THINK BIKE”.

    I did have a chuckle to myself when the irony of this clicked.

    May 20, 2013 at 11:47 am #737023
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    madhouse

    Anger breeds anger so I find
    Anger breeds anger so I find it best to mutter quietly, be glad to still be alive and save it to vent at the pub.

    Chances of someone stopping to apologise or discuss the issue are pretty remote, more likely you’d get someone who thinks the exact opposite, isn’t willing to listen and is spoiling for a fight. None of which you really want on a ride.

    May 20, 2013 at 11:38 am #737021
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    Yorkshie Whippet

    I disagree with the “carry on
    I disagree with the “carry on regardless” as it gives the driver the impression that what they did was right and perfectly acceptable. Let the sods know you are not happy with their idea of sharing the roads. How many times do driver hit the horn when they feel aggreived?I have a full range of reactions from simply eye-balling them to full on contact with the car. The later soon sharpens their focus.

    IME the vast,vast,vast majority of near-misses are caused by the driver being in too much of a hurry and as such they don’t stop. If they do stop, I just simply cycle past as if nothing has happened.

    I have asked “Does 10 seconds of your time really mean more than my life?”

    May 20, 2013 at 10:55 am #737019
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    bashthebox

    After many years of near
    After many years of near misses in London, I’ve come to realise that reacting angrily does nothing. If you get a chance, calmly explaining to the driver what they did wrong can sometimes help. Otherwise, smiling and waving cheerily can throw people for a loop.
    It’s really, really hard though at times. The natural reaction to nearly being killed is a massive adrenaline boost and a load of anger. It’s very, very hard to stay calm. That’s probably why cyclists have a reputation for being angry – so many near death experiences, so frequently.
    Not sure what drivers’ excuses are though….

    May 20, 2013 at 10:47 am #737017
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    Tom Amos

    Clapping sarcastically is
    Clapping sarcastically is quite fun.

    But to be mature, and safe, best thing to do is just roll your eyes and carry on with your journey.

    May 20, 2013 at 10:32 am #737015
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    billyman

    I give them the fist pump and
    I give them the fist pump and offer them a fight, what I have always wanted to do is carry marbles in my bike pouch and launch one at the offending car, jujitsu for 8 years I can handle myself, I explained that to a driver once and asked him which arm he would prefer I broke lol, sensibly he drove off. funny enough it was my fault at the time ha.

    I would recommend to others just to carry on and ignore them, you never know what they have with them, baseball bat in the boot etc

    May 20, 2013 at 9:09 am #737013
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    thebungle

    I like to wave my arms in a
    I like to wave my arms in a suitably ‘continental’ manner, unless of course they look double hard in which case I simply put my head down and contemplate starting a thread on it later.

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