overtaking on foot
Discussion
hi, i suspect this will get moved, but i am not sure where to put it, but its not about cars although the first bit happened in a car.
a few days ago coming home from work i came up behind some micra in dual carriageway, i was showing about 65 - 70 on the clock. now i pulled out, no one else about and as soon as i tried to go past the micra driver puts their foot down, so i had to up my speed considerably to get past and in, i was annoyed with myself for rising to it, but strangest of all was as i dropped back to 65 - 70, i expected the micra to go past and yet it just dropped further behind.
i imagine i am not the only one who has had this.
now this is the bit of my post i am puzzled by.
walking into town to go to the bank the other day from work, i come up behind a chap on a fairly narrow pavement, now i am not the fastest walker at all, but i had plenty of space to pop in the road and get past. except he speeds up to stop me going past and i had to do that half jog thing to get in in front of him before a van took me out that came along. its not the first time i have noticed it, is it just me?
a few days ago coming home from work i came up behind some micra in dual carriageway, i was showing about 65 - 70 on the clock. now i pulled out, no one else about and as soon as i tried to go past the micra driver puts their foot down, so i had to up my speed considerably to get past and in, i was annoyed with myself for rising to it, but strangest of all was as i dropped back to 65 - 70, i expected the micra to go past and yet it just dropped further behind.
i imagine i am not the only one who has had this.
now this is the bit of my post i am puzzled by.
walking into town to go to the bank the other day from work, i come up behind a chap on a fairly narrow pavement, now i am not the fastest walker at all, but i had plenty of space to pop in the road and get past. except he speeds up to stop me going past and i had to do that half jog thing to get in in front of him before a van took me out that came along. its not the first time i have noticed it, is it just me?
When I overtake people whilst walking, I tend to drop down a couple of cogs and make some revving noises whilst going past the slower person.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
bob1179 said:
When I overtake people whilst walking, I tend to drop down a couple of cogs and make some revving noises whilst going past the slower person.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
do this all the time, great fun! My favorite bit of pavement for a hoon is over the waterloo bridge when its really busy, nice wide pavement packed with dawdling tourists, I must look a proper loony weaving in and out making little gear shift movements with my left hand and mumbling revvy noises to myself.Thinking about it more, I probably look a complete nutter! twitching left hand and talking to myself!
Must put a stop to it.
bonsai said:
I think this is because when people are overtaken they realise that they are probably dawdling/daydreaming. This embarasses them so their first reaction is to speed up.
Indeed. You are waking them from their happy place. Itf you hadn't done that they would have slowed down so much they would have died. Well done. Next time wait for them to die, push them into the gutter where they will not cause an obstruction any more.davido140 said:
bob1179 said:
When I overtake people whilst walking, I tend to drop down a couple of cogs and make some revving noises whilst going past the slower person.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
do this all the time, great fun! My favorite bit of pavement for a hoon is over the waterloo bridge when its really busy, nice wide pavement packed with dawdling tourists, I must look a proper loony weaving in and out making little gear shift movements with my left hand and mumbling revvy noises to myself.Thinking about it more, I probably look a complete nutter! twitching left hand and talking to myself!
Must put a stop to it.
Not at all.
No siree...
davido140 said:
bob1179 said:
When I overtake people whilst walking, I tend to drop down a couple of cogs and make some revving noises whilst going past the slower person.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
do this all the time, great fun! My favorite bit of pavement for a hoon is over the waterloo bridge when its really busy, nice wide pavement packed with dawdling tourists, I must look a proper loony weaving in and out making little gear shift movements with my left hand and mumbling revvy noises to myself.Thinking about it more, I probably look a complete nutter! twitching left hand and talking to myself!
Must put a stop to it.
davido140 said:
bob1179 said:
When I overtake people whilst walking, I tend to drop down a couple of cogs and make some revving noises whilst going past the slower person.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
do this all the time, great fun! My favorite bit of pavement for a hoon is over the waterloo bridge when its really busy, nice wide pavement packed with dawdling tourists, I must look a proper loony weaving in and out making little gear shift movements with my left hand and mumbling revvy noises to myself.Thinking about it more, I probably look a complete nutter! twitching left hand and talking to myself!
Must put a stop to it.
Though as I have no shame, I will not stop, but instead increase the volume of my V8 noises...
bob1179 said:
When I overtake people whilst walking, I tend to drop down a couple of cogs and make some revving noises whilst going past the slower person.
This also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
I do this when pushing a shopping trolley, along with dump valve noises, tyre screech etc etcThis also applies to 'driving' the shopping trolley in the supermarket where I also throw in some tyre screeching noises whilst I 'drift' around the aisles.
Of what relevance this has to the OP's conundrum I don't know, but I thought I'd just throw it out there.
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