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TBPlayer · 07-02-2009

This is something I've seen long before getting on a bike, but I had one of these types of incedents yesterday....

Two topics that I've seen either here or in other places are exceedingly aggressive drivers, and those that are inattentive - busy with make-up or cell phones or whatever.

But at the complete opposite end of the spectrum from highly aggressive are the overly courteous drivers. Examples...

- You both come up to a 4-way stop, the other car is on the right (therefore having the right of way to go), but they don't. So you sit there waiting for them to go.. and then they wave you to go ahead.

- (the one I experienced yesterday) Coming down a freeway offramp, to merge onto a good sized surface street. I have a yield sign. The other car comes up in perfect synch to me. I slow down.. and so do they.. so I can't get over... and then I get "the wave".

These types of habits annoy me more than just about anything else, because in other cases of stupidity, people are just being stupid, or a$$holes. In this case, you have someone consciously going out of their way to try and be nice, when all their doing is screwing it all up.

Protocol is there for a reason, so that we can move and coordinate with one another efficiently on the road.

07-02-2009	#1 (permalink)
TBPlayer Rok'n'Rol BTK Intermediate Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 158	Driving in general - Etiquette vs "Being nice" This is something I've seen long before getting on a bike, but I had one of these types of incedents yesterday.... Two topics that I've seen either here or in other places are exceedingly aggressive drivers, and those that are inattentive - busy with make-up or cell phones or whatever. But at the complete opposite end of the spectrum from highly aggressive are the overly courteous drivers. Examples... - You both come up to a 4-way stop, the other car is on the right (therefore having the right of way to go), but they don't. So you sit there waiting for them to go.. and then they wave you to go ahead. - (the one I experienced yesterday) Coming down a freeway offramp, to merge onto a good sized surface street. I have a yield sign. The other car comes up in perfect synch to me. I slow down.. and so do they.. so I can't get over... and then I get "the wave". These types of habits annoy me more than just about anything else, because in other cases of stupidity, people are just being stupid, or a$$holes. In this case, you have someone consciously going out of their way to try and be nice, when all their doing is screwing it all up. Protocol is there for a reason, so that we can move and coordinate with one another efficiently on the road. Last edited by TBPlayer : 07-02-2009 at 09:41 PM.