Tell me straight. I can take it
I was happily cycling along the road coming up to a set of lights. A few cars overtook me coming up to the lights, but as the lights had not long turned green there was a bunch of slow moving traffic slowly accelerating away from them. As I was bowling along with a following wind I undertook one or two of the accelerating cars (which had only recently overtaken me so was aware of my presence). I was doing 20-ish, they were doing 15 and accelerating. One of them took exception to this and honked his horn behind me. My first thought was I'd undercut him as he'd wanted to turn left at the lights, but he hadn't been indicating if that's what he wanted to do. Anyway, he didn't turn left, so it must have been because I came up the inside.
I gave him one or two none-too-polite gestures as he overtook. A bit further up the road another set of lights and a queue of traffic pulling away and he's put his car right up against the kerb deliberately so I have to overtake on the outside - something I don't like to do when cars are accelerating as it leaves me exposed. I shout sarcastically at him "I suppose I have to go round you then".
About 1/2 mile later he catches up with me and shouts back "yes you do". Once again I signal my displeasure none-too-discretely. And that's it...
Now I normally I only undertake when traffic is relatively free moving and to overtake leaves me exposed on the outside. If traffic is backed up and/or it's clear some cars are turning left, I always overtake.
What would you do?
I was happily cycling along the road coming up to a set of lights. A few cars overtook me coming up to the lights, but as the lights had not long turned green there was a bunch of slow moving traffic slowly accelerating away from them. As I was bowling along with a following wind I undertook one or two of the accelerating cars (which had only recently overtaken me so was aware of my presence). I was doing 20-ish, they were doing 15 and accelerating. One of them took exception to this and honked his horn behind me. My first thought was I'd undercut him as he'd wanted to turn left at the lights, but he hadn't been indicating if that's what he wanted to do. Anyway, he didn't turn left, so it must have been because I came up the inside.
I gave him one or two none-too-polite gestures as he overtook. A bit further up the road another set of lights and a queue of traffic pulling away and he's put his car right up against the kerb deliberately so I have to overtake on the outside - something I don't like to do when cars are accelerating as it leaves me exposed. I shout sarcastically at him "I suppose I have to go round you then".
About 1/2 mile later he catches up with me and shouts back "yes you do". Once again I signal my displeasure none-too-discretely. And that's it...
Now I normally I only undertake when traffic is relatively free moving and to overtake leaves me exposed on the outside. If traffic is backed up and/or it's clear some cars are turning left, I always overtake.
What would you do?