mindmyp's_n_q's said:
urmston said:
The motorists who seem to get annoyed with me while I'm on my bike are mainly fat, red faced middle aged blokes, often driving 4x4s which have never seen a speck of mud, sometimes with really silly names like Warrior.
Why they think they I need to know they are annoyed with me I don't know. That Noddy style tooting of the horn is unnecessary. If they left the table a bit earlier instead of stuffing their faces with too much food then perhaps they wouldn't be so fat and angry, or need to worry about the second or two that they imagine are delayed by cyclists.
Perhaps they are in a hurry to get to the next drive-thru Pizza Hut or KFC to stuff their faces so that their jeans (which they shouldn't be wearing anyway because they are for thin and/or young people, not fatties) get that bit more uncomfortable.
Not being able to afford a car really pisses you off doesn't it.
Not really. I've got one, and could afford to buy 6 more like it brand new without borrowing a penny.
I drive about 6000 miles per year, and cycle about the same. Cyclists never annoy me when I'm driving. They might delay me by the odd second or two now and again, but I'm delayed by other motorists much more often and for much longer.
Only a minority of motorists seem to resent cyclists. I reckon they are just taking out their frustration on cyclists - they buy themselves a nice shiny car perhaps with a silly name, bore everyone to death with how nice the seats are and how fast it can go, vacuum clean it and wash it every Sunday, and it still takes ages to get anywhere in the thing and there's nowhere to park it when you get there.