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Originally Posted by Icantwhisper
As someone who rides a bike regularly, I would never ride around the reservoir, way too many people, we don't want to be near pedestrians either.
I don't think people understand that a group of cyclists needs to ride 2 abreast on the highway, usually you're going into the wind and the person on the front needs to rotate off the front.
I've never understood why people get so upset, we are still completely on the shoulder and out of traffic whether one or two abreast and if there isn't a wide enough shoulder the road is super quiet 99/100 times. Get buzzed by a car on most rides, refuse to cross the yellow line on an empty road as people need to prove a point. Not sure if people would maintain their same attitude if they hit a cyclist and had to explain to the cyclists loved ones that there was nothing they could do.
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I always make sure to pass by cyclists on the highway with at least 1.5 metres. I assumed that shooting past them 2-3 feet away is loud, alarming and a vehicle might create an airwall/gust of wind that could destabilize their ride. I recall being that close to cars on the Golden Gate Bridge and I hated every second of it.
I also don't understand tail gating. Flash headlights, sure. Tailgating, no. Especially stupids that tail gate motorcyles. I always give them a solid 2 car lengths on the highway in case something happens and when I pass by them, I pass going approximately the same speed as them for a good 5-8 seconds (driving side by side to them slowly) and resume a faster speed after I get around half a car length in front of them.
On a side note, what does a motorcyclist pointing at the ground/road mean? I looked it up and it said it was a motorcycle greeting to motorcyclists going the other direction, but I've seen it without other motorcycles around and typically only when I am close to the bike.