Overtake haters
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You guys must have experienced this phenomenon. I seem to get it most when out on the bike, but had it in the car as well.
You pull out to overtake. There's a car coming the other way, but they're at a safe distance. When you're back onto your own side, the oncoming driver gives you a flash followed by some hand gestures. I assume to congratulate me on a splendid overtake.
My response is usually to do an overly cheerful wave back, or see how many headlight flashes I can get back at them before they pass me. My PB is 5 flashes back.
Anyone else experienced this?
You pull out to overtake. There's a car coming the other way, but they're at a safe distance. When you're back onto your own side, the oncoming driver gives you a flash followed by some hand gestures. I assume to congratulate me on a splendid overtake.
My response is usually to do an overly cheerful wave back, or see how many headlight flashes I can get back at them before they pass me. My PB is 5 flashes back.
Anyone else experienced this?
General Fluff said:
I've only seen people flash and get angry when the manouvre was unsafe. I overtake regularly but am yet to have any such issues
I'm still here, and they've never had to brake. The only reason I can see is that they're just not used to the power of a modern Superbike. As I say, I can had it in the car before too...I normally wait until there is a bit more room for the cars heading towards me but I live in a quiet part of the country so it's easier, I have had it once or twice despite the fact I could have stopped for drive-through and eaten the food before they got near me.
I have had it a lot more often from the people I'm overtaking though which I always find strange. Drive faster or let people past, why get all stressed about it.
I have had it a lot more often from the people I'm overtaking though which I always find strange. Drive faster or let people past, why get all stressed about it.
WaferThinHam said:
General Fluff said:
I've only seen people flash and get angry when the manouvre was unsafe. I overtake regularly but am yet to have any such issues
I'm still here, and they've never had to brake. The only reason I can see is that they're just not used to the power of a modern Superbike. As I say, I can had it in the car before too...Edited by 9mm on Friday 10th January 20:53
It's not the ones where the oncoming traffic flash you (when I did my advanced driver training that was viewed as a good overtake if they had time to flash you etc)
It's the thunder
s that get upset having been overtaken - You've "queue jumped" and in the UK that's such bad form
Drivers these days are becoming lemmings and follow each other like sheep
The art of making safe progress is dying and I'm going to continue to make sure it doesn't die completely.
It's the thunder
s that get upset having been overtaken - You've "queue jumped" and in the UK that's such bad formDrivers these days are becoming lemmings and follow each other like sheep
The art of making safe progress is dying and I'm going to continue to make sure it doesn't die completely.
General Fluff said:
I've only seen people flash and get angry when the manouvre was unsafe. I overtake regularly but am yet to have any such issues
It depends on the circumstances.A very risky overtake then fair enough but there are circumstances when you're being overtaken or see an overtake then being co-operative and slowing down which I consider to be good road manners rather than red mist - saying that I'm not 100% perfect.
9mm said:
It's only your opinion that they haven't had to break or shouldn't have needed to brake. Some people are easily alarmed/nervous/extremely risk averse, etc but if it's happening to you a lot it would suggest you need to get some feedback on your riding style.
Well, you'd see the bonnet dip if they'd braked Shirley?To this day I've never seen a bonnet dip. Indicating they haven't braked?
WaferThinHam said:
9mm said:
It's only your opinion that they haven't had to break or shouldn't have needed to brake. Some people are easily alarmed/nervous/extremely risk averse, etc but if it's happening to you a lot it would suggest you need to get some feedback on your riding style.
Well, you'd see the bonnet dip if they'd braked Shirley?To this day I've never seen a bonnet dip. Indicating they haven't braked?
9mm said:
You'd see a bonnet dip if they braked fairly heavily but maybe they didn't, they just felt the need to get off the gas momentarily and were about to brake? That would be enough to alarm plenty of nervous Nellies. I'm sure you see what I'm getting at. If it's an occasional thing I'd put it down to chance, but if it was a common occurrence, like if you were regularly finding yourself in road rage situations, it may be time to look in the mirror. I'm sure it's the former.
Perhaps. 
B'stard Child said:
It's not the ones where the oncoming traffic flash you (when I did my advanced driver training that was viewed as a good overtake if they had time to flash you etc)
It's the thunders that get upset having been overtaken - You've "queue jumped" and in the UK that's such bad form
Drivers these days are becoming lemmings and follow each other like sheep
The art of making safe progress is dying and I'm going to continue to make sure it doesn't die completely.
'Ent seen you for ages and you appear on two threads I'm watching.It's the thunder
s that get upset having been overtaken - You've "queue jumped" and in the UK that's such bad formDrivers these days are becoming lemmings and follow each other like sheep
The art of making safe progress is dying and I'm going to continue to make sure it doesn't die completely.
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